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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
/x/ |
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
OR
/ / |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-14673
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
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38-3436541 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
691 North Squirrel Road, Suite 100
Auburn Hills, Michigan (Address of principal executive offices) |
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48321 (Zip Code) |
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (888) 463-3642
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common stock, no par value per share
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes /x/ No
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. /x/
The
number of the registrant's shares of common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2000, was 6,599,500.
Based
on the closing price of shares of the registrant's common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market® on March 1, 2000 ($15.00) the aggregate market value
of the shares of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of March 1, 2000 was $17,176,905. For purposes of this computation only, all officers,
directors and 5% beneficial owners of the registrant are assumed to be affiliates.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed pursuant to Regulation 14A are incorporated by reference
into Part III hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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PART I |
Item 1. |
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Business |
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3 |
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General |
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3 |
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Products |
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3 |
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Marketing |
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4 |
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Underwriting |
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4 |
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Claims |
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5 |
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Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves |
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5 |
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Reinsurance Ceded |
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8 |
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Investments |
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10 |
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A.M. Best Rating |
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11 |
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Competition |
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11 |
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Insurance Regulatory Matters |
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12 |
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Employees |
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15 |
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Executive Officers of Registrant |
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16 |
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Forward-Looking Statements |
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17 |
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Glossary of Selected Insurance Terms |
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17 |
Item 2. |
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Properties |
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19 |
Item 3. |
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Legal Proceedings |
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19 |
Item 4. |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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19 |
PART II |
Item 5. |
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Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters |
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20 |
Item 6. |
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Selected Financial Data |
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20 |
Item 7. |
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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22 |
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Overview |
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22 |
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Financial Condition |
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22 |
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Description of Ratios Analyzed |
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23 |
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Results of Operations |
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24 |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources |
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26 |
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Effects of Inflation |
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26 |
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Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements |
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27 |
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Year 2000 Compliance |
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27 |
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Management of Market Risk |
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28 |
Item 7A. |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
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28 |
Item 8. |
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
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28 |
Item 9. |
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
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56 |
PART III |
Item 10. |
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Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant |
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56 |
Item 11. |
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Executive Compensation |
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56 |
Item 12. |
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management |
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56 |
Item 13. |
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions |
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56 |
PART IV |
Item 14. |
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K |
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56 |
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Signatures |
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58 |
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PART I
Item 1. Business
General
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings") was incorporated in Michigan in October 1998 and is the holding company for MEEMIC Insurance Company
("MEEMIC")(formerly "Michigan Educational Employees Mutual Insurance Company") and MEEMIC Insurance Services Corporation ("MEIA Agency"). Holdings conducts all of its operations through MEEMIC and its
other subsidiary. On July 1, 1999, MEEMIC completed its conversion to a stock company and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Holdings common stock began trading on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "MEMH" following the completion of the conversion. The principal office is located at 691 North Squirrel Road, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48321, and the telephone number
is (888) 463-3642. Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this report as the Company.
MEEMIC,
which began operations in 1950, is a Michigan-licensed property and casualty insurance company that provides personal lines insurance primarily to educational employees and
their immediate families in the State of Michigan. Private passenger automobile protection is MEEMIC's primary line of business representing approximately 90% of all business written. As an
accommodation to the auto business, MEEMIC also provides homeowners protection policies representing the remainder of the direct writings. As of December 31, 1999, MEEMIC had in excess of
120,000 policies in force, consisting of 161,133 insured vehicles and 35,309 homes.
Products
MEEMIC offers private passenger automobile and homeowners insurance primarily to educational employees and their immediate families in Michigan, and has
applied for licenses to begin operating in three additional states. We anticipate receiving a license from the state of Ohio during the second quarter of 2000, though there can be no assurance that
any of the new licenses will be granted. MEEMIC operates as a single segment where private passenger automobile is the primary line, and homeowners coverages are offered as an accommodation product.
The following table sets forth the direct premiums written, net premiums earned and net loss ratios by product for the periods indicated. The ratios are explained in "Item 7Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
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Year Ended December 31,
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1999
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% of
Total
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1998
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% of
Total
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1997
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% of
Total
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(In thousands)
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Direct premiums written: |
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Homeowner |
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$ |
12,811 |
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10.5% |
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$ |
9,766 |
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8.6% |
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$ |
7,878 |
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7.4% |
Personal automobile |
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109,553 |
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89.5% |
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103,492 |
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91.4% |
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98,471 |
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92.6% |
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Total |
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$ |
122,364 |
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100.0% |
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$ |
113,258 |
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100.0% |
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$ |
106,349 |
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100.0% |
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Net premiums earned: |
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Homeowner |
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$ |
8,460 |
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9.1% |
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$ |
4,744 |
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7.4% |
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$ |
5,130 |
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7.6% |
Personal automobile |
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84,574 |
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90.9% |
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59,296 |
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92.6% |
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62,700 |
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92.4% |
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Total |
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$ |
93,034 |
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100.0% |
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$ |
64,040 |
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100.0% |
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$ |
67,830 |
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100.0% |
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Loss and loss adjustment expenses ratios: |
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Homeowner |
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88.4% |
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93.0% |
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92.9% |
Personal automobile |
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65.5% |
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65.8% |
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62.7% |
Total |
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67.6% |
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67.8% |
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69.7% |
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Personal Automobile. MEEMIC's personal automobile policy provides policyholders with protection
against claims resulting from bodily injury and property liability and automobile physical damage. When sold in conjunction with a homeowners policy, MEEMIC provides a multi-policy discount. As of
December 31, 1999, MEEMIC had 85,545 personal automobile policies in force.
Homeowners. MEEMIC entered the homeowners market in Michigan in 1992 with a multi-peril policy
for homeowners, condominium owners and renters. The homeowners policy, in addition to insuring the policyholders' primary residence, provides optional coverage for seasonal homes and dwellings under
construction. As of December 31, 1999, MEEMIC had 35,309 homeowner policies in force.
New Products. On March 1, 2000, MEEMIC began offering a personal line umbrella policy
covering excess liability up to $5 million and a boat policy.
Marketing
MEEMIC markets its products through over 90 sales representatives associated with our sales agency, MEIA Agency, which is the exclusive distributor of our
products. The representatives are unique in that most of them also belong to the educational community and are engaged in peer selling.
Although
we underwrite approximately 90% of the business produced by our sales agency, the agency represents and receives sales commissions from other insurance carriers which do
business in Michigan. In general, these carriers offer products that MEEMIC does not currently offer, or insure a class of business that does not meet MEEMIC's underwriting guidelines. By offering
complementary insurance products through other companies, MEEMIC's policyholders have the convenience of being able to purchase a full range of insurance products through a single agent. We benefit by
having a base of potential customers for products we may intend to offer in the future.
The
agency conducts quarterly meetings with its sales representatives, establishes benchmarks and goals, conducts technical training and sponsors continuing education programs. The
agency representatives provide important information to us about the marketplace and needs of our customers. This information is used to develop new products and new product features. The agency
recruits and trains new sales representatives to work in underserviced areas of the state. MEEMIC pays a fixed
commission to the agency, which in turn pays its sales representatives a fixed base commission with some opportunity for a contingent bonus, based upon the agent's production.
During
1999, one sales representative accounted for over 5.1% of direct premiums written by MEEMIC. No other sales representative accounted for more than 5% of direct premiums
written. The top 10 representatives accounted for 35% of direct premiums written during the year.
MEEMIC
provides personal computer software that allows sales representatives to quote rates for homeowners and personal auto insurance. In addition, we have a home page on the
internet for the public that is periodically updated with pertinent information on MEEMIC, its products, and how to locate a sales representative.
Underwriting
We rely to a significant degree on information provided by our sales representatives in underwriting risks. Agency representatives have the authority to bind
coverage for a thirty-day period. The majority of the representatives are involved with the educational community in a teaching capacity. This enhances the representatives' ability to act
as field underwriters and pre-screen applicants.
We
evaluate and accept applications for insurance based on consistently applied underwriting guidelines. MEEMIC's processing system provides modifications for some of these guidelines
and underwriting supervisors regularly audit the work of individual underwriters to ensure adherence to our
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guidelines.
Our 26 underwriters monitor policyholder deviations from the underwriting guidelines to assist in decisions related to cancellation and non-renewal.
Claims
In responding to claims, we emphasize timely investigation, evaluation and fair settlement while controlling claims expense and maintaining adequate reserves.
A staff of 61 experienced individuals provide prompt service with a caring attitude to policyholders and other claimants. Their commitment to quality service has proven to be a strong marketing tool
for agency sales representatives.
While
the claims operation is centralized in Auburn Hills, Michigan, several multi-line resident adjusters are located in cities throughout Michigan. We have also
established a network of automobile glass and body shops that provide damage appraisals and repairs according to established company guidelines. Independent adjusters are used when claim volume rises.
A reinspection audit program ensures that repairs are completed timely, economically and to the satisfaction of the policyholder.
Audits
of liability claim files are conducted regularly by claims department managers and reinsurers. Less than 1% of all claims result in litigation. The majority of litigation is
handled by MEEMIC's in-house legal counsel and monitored by the claims department.
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves
MEEMIC is required by applicable insurance laws and regulations to maintain reserves for payment of losses and loss adjustment expenses for reported claims and
for claims incurred but not reported, arising from policies that have been issued. These laws and regulations require that we provide for the ultimate cost of those claims without regard to how long
it takes to settle them or the time value of money. The determination of reserves involves actuarial and statistical projections of what we expect to be the cost of the ultimate settlement and
administration of such claims based on facts and
circumstances then known, estimates of future trends in claims severity, and other variable factors such as inflation and changing judicial theories of liability.
The
estimation of ultimate liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses is an inherently uncertain process and does not represent an exact calculation of that liability. Our
current reserve policy recognizes this uncertainty by maintaining reserves at a level providing for the possibility of adverse development relative to the estimation process. We do not discount our
reserves to recognize the time value of money.
When
a claim is reported to MEEMIC, claims personnel establish a "case reserve" for the estimated amount of the ultimate payment. This estimate reflects an informed judgment based
upon general insurance reserving practices and on the experience and knowledge of the estimator regarding the nature and value of the specific claim, the severity of injury or damage, and the policy
provisions relating to the type of loss. Case reserves are periodically adjusted by the claims staff as more information becomes available.
We
maintain reserves for claims incurred but not reported to provide for future reporting of already incurred claims and developments on reported claims. The reserve for claims
incurred but not reported is determined by estimating our ultimate liability for both reported and non-reported claims and then subtracting the case reserves for reported claims.
Each
quarter, we compute our estimated liability using principles and procedures applicable to the lines of business written. The establishment of loss reserves is an inherently
uncertain process, there can be no assurance that losses will not exceed our loss reserves. Adjustments in aggregate reserves, if any, are reflected in the operating results of the period during which
such adjustments are made. As required by insurance regulatory authorities, we receive a statement of opinion by our appointed
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actuary
concerning the adequacy of statutory reserves. The results of these actuarial studies have consistently indicated that our reserves are adequate.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of beginning and ending loss and loss adjustment expenses reserve balances of MEEMIC for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998
and 1997, as prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
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Years Ended December 31,
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1999
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1998
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1997
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(In thousands)
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Balance, beginning of year |
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$ |
92,298 |
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$ |
84,921 |
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$ |
80,353 |
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Less reinsurance balance recoverable |
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53,333 |
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46,905 |
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44,657 |
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Net balance, beginning of year |
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38,965 |
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38,016 |
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35,696 |
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Incurred related to: |
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Current year |
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69,822 |
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47,074 |
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54,054 |
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Prior years |
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(6,964 |
) |
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(3,622 |
) |
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(6,752 |
) |
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Total incurred |
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62,858 |
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43,452 |
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47,302 |
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Paid related to: |
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Current year |
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42,376 |
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|
31,009 |
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30,176 |
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Prior years |
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12,884 |
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11,494 |
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14,806 |
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Total paid. |
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55,260 |
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42,503 |
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|
44,982 |
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Net balance, end of year |
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46,563 |
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|
38,965 |
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|
38,016 |
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Plus reinsurance recoverable |
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49,446 |
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53,333 |
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46,905 |
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Balance, end of year |
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$ |
96,009 |
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$ |
92,298 |
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$ |
84,921 |
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Management
has reduced reserves for prior accident years at December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 by $6,964,000 $3,622,000 and $6,752,000,
respectively. In 1994, the State of Michigan enacted legislative tort reform effective in 1996. These tort reform measures resulted in a significant
increase in the number of claims reported to us in 1996 from attorneys attempting to file claims prior to the effective date of the new tort reform act. This changed the reporting pattern of claims
and made it difficult for management to analyze data for reserves. The difficulty in analyzing the data along with the uncertainties of the effects of the new laws required management to establish
higher reserves than it ordinarily would. As time has passed, the data and effects of the tort reform act have stabilized and management has reduced reserves related to prior accident years
accordingly.
The
following table shows the development of the net liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses from 1990 through 1999 for MEEMIC. The top line of the table shows the
original estimated liabilities at the balance sheet date, including losses incurred but not yet reported. The upper portion of the table shows the cumulative amounts subsequently paid as of successive
years with respect to the liability. The lower portion of the table shows the re-estimated amount of the previously recorded liability based on experience as of the end of each succeeding
year. The estimates change as claims settle and more information becomes known about the ultimate frequency and severity of claims for individual years. The redundancy (deficiency) exists when the
re-estimated liability at each December 31 is less (greater) than the prior liability estimate. The "cumulative redundancy"
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(deficiency)
depicted in the table, for any particular calendar year represents the aggregate change in the initial estimates over all subsequent calendar years.
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Year Ended December 31,
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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(in thousands)
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Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses net of reinsurance recoverable |
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$ |
15,049 |
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$ |
14,820 |
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$ |
16,337 |
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$ |
19,144 |
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$ |
26,102 |
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$ |
29,570 |
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$ |
35,696 |
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$ |
38,016 |
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$ |
38,965 |
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$ |
46,563 |
Cumulative net paid as of: |
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End of Year |
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8,078 |
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9,510 |
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6,881 |
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|
11,811 |
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|
13,705 |
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|
12,765 |
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14,806 |
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|
11,492 |
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|
12,882 |
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Two Years Later |
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12,460 |
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|
11,333 |
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|
13,184 |
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|
17,814 |
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|
19,047 |
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19,012 |
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19,747 |
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15,472 |
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Three Years Later |
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14,116 |
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|
15,315 |
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|
15,343 |
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|
19,830 |
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|
21,833 |
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|
21,411 |
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21,428 |
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|
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Four Years Later |
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15,331 |
|
|
15,981 |
|
|
16,310 |
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|
20,608 |
|
|
22,859 |
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|
21,970 |
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Five Years Later |
|
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15,462 |
|
|
16,295 |
|
|
16,721 |
|
|
20,972 |
|
|
23,120 |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Six Years Later |
|
|
15,624 |
|
|
16,486 |
|
|
17,003 |
|
|
21,108 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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Seven Years Later |
|
|
15,764 |
|
|
16,694 |
|
|
17,136 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eight Years Later |
|
|
15,796 |
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|
16,833 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Years Later |
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|
15,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Re-estimated net liability as of: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of Year |
|
|
14,889 |
|
|
17,745 |
|
|
15,220 |
|
|
22,785 |
|
|
26,700 |
|
|
26,843 |
|
|
28,944 |
|
|
34,392 |
|
|
31,999 |
|
|
|
Two Years Later |
|
|
16,759 |
|
|
14,750 |
|
|
17,996 |
|
|
23,138 |
|
|
25,353 |
|
|
25,166 |
|
|
28,845 |
|
|
27,352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Years Later |
|
|
15,563 |
|
|
17,131 |
|
|
18,548 |
|
|
22,180 |
|
|
24,547 |
|
|
25,175 |
|
|
26,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Four Years Later |
|
|
16,101 |
|
|
18,258 |
|
|
17,602 |
|
|
21,837 |
|
|
24,568 |
|
|
25,114 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Five Years Later |
|
|
17,076 |
|
|
17,057 |
|
|
17,561 |
|
|
21,880 |
|
|
25,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Years Later |
|
|
16,099 |
|
|
17,153 |
|
|
17,645 |
|
|
22,741 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Seven Years Later |
|
|
16,228 |
|
|
17,233 |
|
|
18,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eight Years Later |
|
|
16,160 |
|
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Years Later |
|
|
16,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cumulative (deficiency) redundancy |
|
|
(1,542 |
) |
|
(2,940 |
) |
|
(2,023 |
) |
|
(3,597 |
) |
|
724 |
|
|
4,456 |
|
|
8,904 |
|
|
10,664 |
|
|
6,966 |
|
|
|
Gross liabilityend of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,007 |
|
|
71,114 |
|
|
80,353 |
|
|
84,921 |
|
|
92,298 |
|
|
96,009 |
Reinsurance recoverables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,905
|
|
41,544
|
|
44,657
|
|
46,905
|
|
53,333
|
|
49,446
|
Net Liabilityend of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,102
|
|
29,570
|
|
35,696
|
|
38,016
|
|
38,965
|
|
46,563
|
Gross reestimated liabilitylatest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,507 |
|
|
64,246 |
|
|
65,240 |
|
|
68,933 |
|
|
80,805 |
|
|
|
Reestimated reinsurance recoverableslatest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,129
|
|
39,132
|
|
38,448
|
|
41,581
|
|
48,806
|
|
|
|
Net reestimated liabilitylatest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,378
|
|
25,114
|
|
26,792
|
|
27,352
|
|
31,999
|
|
|
|
Gross Cumulative (deficiency) redundancy |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,500
|
|
6,868
|
|
15,113
|
|
15,988
|
|
11,493
|
|
|
|
In evaluating the information in the table above, it should be noted that each column includes the effects of changes in amounts for prior
periods. The table does not present accident year or policy year development data. Conditions and trends that have affected the development of liabilities in the past may not necessarily occur in the
future. Accordingly, it may not be appropriate to extrapolate future redundancies or deficiencies based on this table.
As
shown in the reserve development table, reserves established at year end 1994 through 1998 developed positively, or lower than expected. In 1990 to 1993, we reserved at the low end
of the recommended actuarial range of estimates. During 1994, we began to state reserves on a more conservative basis by reserving above the midpoint of the actuarial range of reserve estimates. The
change in reserving philosophy was necessary as the reserves established at the low end of the range for 1990 through 1993 had proven to be deficient. The change, which added $3.6 million to
overall reserve levels, was not a change in actuarial methods, but rather a change in management estimates. The reserves estimated in both the earlier years and current years were stated within
actuarially determined
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ranges.
Statutory accounting principles require reserves to be reported on a net basisi.e. after reinsurance. Generally accepted accounting principles require reserves to be reported on a
gross basisi.e. before reinsurance, with a corresponding asset established for the reinsurance recoverable. When compared on either a gross or net basis, the statutory and GAAP reserves
are identical.
Reinsurance Ceded
In accordance with industry practice, we transfer, or cede, to other insurance companies some of our potential liability under insurance policies we have
underwritten. This practice helps us
-
- reduce
our net liability on individual risks,
-
- reduce
our risk from natural catastrophes,
-
- stabilize
our underwriting results, and
-
- increase
our underwriting capacity.
As
payment for sharing a portion of our risk, we are also required to share a part of the premium we receive on the related policies. Transferring or ceding insurance liability to
another insurance company is called "reinsurance."
MEEMIC
determines the amount and scope of reinsurance coverage to purchase each year based upon an evaluation of the risks accepted, consultations with reinsurance brokers and a
review of market conditions, including the availability and pricing of reinsurance. For the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, MEEMIC ceded to reinsurers $26.8 million and
$47.1 million of earned premiums, respectively. The decrease of $20.3 million in amounts ceded to reinsurers for the year ended December 31, 1999 over 1998 was due to the
termination of a quota share agreement between MEEMIC and ProNational Insurance Company, or ProNational, which owns 77% of Holdings' common stock, effective July 1, 1999.
MEEMIC's
reinsurance arrangements are generally renegotiated annually. Coverages described herein were in place for 1999.
MEEMIC's
largest net insured amount on any risk is $150,000. Individual property risks in excess of $150,000 are covered on an excess of loss basis up to $1,000,000 per risk. Casualty
risks that are in excess of $150,000 are covered on an excess of loss basis, up to $3,000,000 per occurrence. Additionally, the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, or MCCA, provides wage loss
and unlimited lifetime medical coverage in excess of $250,000 per occurrence for personal injury losses.
Catastrophic
reinsurance protects the ceding insurer from significant aggregate loss exposure arising from a single event such as windstorm, hail, tornado, hurricane, earthquake,
riot, blizzard, freezing temperatures or other extraordinary events. We have purchased catastrophe reinsurance for automobile physical damage and homeowners property damage in four layers up to
$13,500,000 in excess of $500,000 with each layer subject to a retention of 5%.
From
July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999, we had a quota share reinsurance arrangement with ProNational under which we retained 60% and ceded 40% of our liability
remaining after the effects of our other reinsurance contracts. This arrangement increased our underwriting capacity and protected us from high frequency and low severity type losses. We paid
ProNational a reinsurance premium equal to 40% of premiums collected net of other reinsurance costs. Reinsurance premiums due ProNational were reduced by an amount equal to our actual expenses, or
approximately 30% of the reinsurance premium. Although quota share reinsurance reduces our risk of loss, it also reduces our potential underwriting profits. The quota share agreement with ProNational
was cancelled, effective July 1, 1999 as a result of the increase in MEEMIC's underwriting capacity due to the conversion.
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The
following table identifies our principal reinsurers, their percentage participation in our aggregate reinsured risk based upon premiums paid by MEEMIC during 1999 and their
respective A. M. Best ratings as of December 31, 1999. A.M. Best classifies "A" and "A-" ratings as "Excellent" and "A++" ratings as "Superior". Continental Casualty Company
was rated "A" by A.M. Best in 1999 and was recently changed by A.M. Best to an "NR-3" rating, or not rated, due to changes in the reinsurer's business lines. For 2000 we have
replaced the Continental Casualty Company with Gerling Global Reins Corp (rated "A") as one of MEEMIC's principal reinsurers. Other than the entities listed below, no single reinsurer's percentage
participation in 1999 exceeded 3% of total ceded reinsurance premiums:
|
|
A.M.
Best
Rating
|
|
Amounts
Due
from
Reinsurers
|
|
1999 Total Ceded
Premiums
Written
|
|
% of
1999 Total Ceded
Premiums
Written
|
|
MCCA |
|
|
|
$ |
31,242 |
|
$ |
892 |
|
3.3 |
% |
ProNational |
|
A- |
|
|
10,886 |
|
|
22,513 |
|
84.1 |
|
American Re |
|
A++ |
|
|
2,464 |
|
|
1,819 |
|
6.8 |
|
Continental Casualty Company |
|
NR-3 |
|
|
1,133 |
|
|
855 |
|
3.2 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
689 |
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,792 |
|
$ |
26,768 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We
annually review the financial stability of all of our reinsurers. This review includes a ratings analysis of each reinsurer participating in a reinsurance contract. On the basis of
this review, as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, we concluded that there was no material risk of not being paid by our reinsurers. No material difficulties have been experienced by us in
collecting amounts due from reinsurers. We believe that our reinsurance is maintained with financially stable reinsurers and that any reinsurance security we have is adequate to protect our interests.
However, our inability to collect on our reinsurance, or the inability of our reinsurers to make payments under the terms of reinsurance, due to insolvency or otherwise, could have a material adverse
effect on our future results of operations and financial condition.
The
MCCA is an unincorporated nonprofit association created by Michigan law. Every insurer engaged in writing personal protection insurance coverage in Michigan is required to be a
member of the
MCCA. Although the MCCA acts in the same manner as a reinsurer, it is not an insurance company and hence is not rated by A.M. Best.
Michigan
law provides that the MCCA assessments charged to member companies for the reinsurance protection can be recognized in the rate-making process and passed on to
policyholders. MCCA covers all personal injury losses incurred by MEEMIC and all other member companies in excess of $250,000. Member companies of the MCCA are charged an annual assessment, based on
the number of vehicles for which coverage is written, to cover the losses reported by all member companies. Accordingly, there is no direct relationship between the annual premiums and losses ceded to
MCCA. The MCCA requires large reserves to cover Michigan's lifetime medical benefits, which are paid out over many years. We review the actuarial projections provided by the MCCA to monitor its
solvency. It is estimated that the MCCA currently has in excess of a $1 billion surplus.
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Investments
All of our investment securities are classified as available-for-sale in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 115.
An
important component of our operating results has been the return on invested assets. Our investment objective is to maximize current returns while maintaining safety of capital
together with adequate liquidity for our insurance operations. As of December 31, 1999, 100% of our investment portfolio consisted of investment grade fixed income securities and
short-term investments. Approximately 68.7% of our fixed income portfolio was rated AAA by Standard & Poor's as of December 31, 1999, and the portfolio had an average credit
quality rating of AA. Our investments are managed by an outside investment advisor.
The
following table sets forth information concerning our investments. In our financial statements, investments are carried at fair value as established by quoted market prices on
secondary markets. The cost column in the table represents the original cost of preferred stock and the original cost of fixed income securities as adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion
of discount.
|
|
At December 31, 1999
|
|
At December 31, 1998
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Cost
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
Fixed income securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
18,047 |
|
$ |
17,392 |
|
$ |
18,708 |
|
$ |
18,981 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
76,959 |
|
|
76,162 |
|
|
47,520 |
|
|
48,908 |
Corporate obligations |
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
21,815 |
|
|
19,233 |
|
|
19,714 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |
|
|
28,796 |
|
|
28,286 |
|
|
23,917 |
|
|
24,299 |
Asset backed securities |
|
|
9,049 |
|
|
9,036 |
|
|
8,995 |
|
|
9,186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed income securities: |
|
|
155,442 |
|
|
152,691 |
|
|
118,373 |
|
|
121,088 |
Preferred stock |
|
|
4,670 |
|
|
4,662 |
|
|
1,823 |
|
|
1,909 |
Real estate |
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
162,412 |
|
$ |
159,653 |
|
$ |
120,196 |
|
$ |
122,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
table below sets forth the maturity profile of our combined fixed maturity investments as of December 31, 1999, substituting average life for mortgage-backed securities.
Fixed maturities are carried at fair value in the consolidated financial statements of MEEMIC. Collateralized and asset-backed securities consist of mortgage pass-through holdings and
securities backed by credit card receivables, auto loans and home equity loans. Our securities follow a structured principal repayment schedule and are rated "AA" or better by Standard &
Poor's. These securities are presented separately in the maturity schedule due to the inherent risk associated with prepayment.
|
|
Amortized
Cost
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Portion of
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
1 year or less |
|
$ |
9,791 |
|
$ |
9,814 |
|
6.2 |
% |
More than 1 year through 5 years |
|
|
41,066 |
|
|
40,894 |
|
26.0 |
|
More than 5 year through 10 years |
|
|
35,735 |
|
|
34,511 |
|
21.9 |
|
More than 10 years |
|
|
31,005 |
|
|
30,150 |
|
19.2 |
|
Collateralized and asset backed securities |
|
|
37,845 |
|
|
37,322 |
|
23.7 |
|
Redeemable preferred stocks |
|
|
4,670 |
|
|
4,662 |
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
160,112 |
|
$ |
157,353 |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
The
average duration of our fixed maturity investments, including collateralized and asset backed securities which are subject to paydown, as of December 31, 1999, was
3.97 years. As a result, the market value of our investments may fluctuate significantly in response to changes in interest rates. In addition, we may experience investment losses to the extent
our liquidity needs require the disposition of fixed maturity securities in unfavorable interest rate environments.
Our
net investment income, the annualized and tax equivalent total rates of return which include both income and changes in the market value of securities, and the weighted average
tax equivalent book yield for the three years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 were as follows:
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
8,285 |
|
$ |
6,958 |
|
$ |
6,677 |
|
Annualized total rate of return |
|
|
1.80 |
% |
|
6.74 |
% |
|
6.89 |
% |
Tax equivalent total rate of return |
|
|
2.72 |
% |
|
7.49 |
% |
|
7.74 |
% |
Weighted average tax equivalent book yield |
|
|
6.93 |
% |
|
6.83 |
% |
|
7.08 |
% |
The
reduced returns in 1999 compared to 1998 and 1997 were due to a reduction in security market values resulting from higher interest rates.
A. M. Best Rating
A. M. Best Company, which rates insurance companies, currently assigns an "A-" (Excellent) rating (its fourth highest rating category out of 15
categories) to MEEMIC. A. M. Best assigns "A" or "A-" ratings to companies which, in its opinion, have demonstrated excellent overall performance when compared to the standards established
by A. M. Best. Companies rated "A" and "A-" have a strong ability to meet their obligations to policyholders over a long period of time. In evaluating our financial and operating
performance, A. M. Best reviews our profitability, leverage and liquidity, as well as our book of business, the adequacy and soundness of our reinsurance, the quality and estimated market value of our
assets, the adequacy of our loss reserves, the adequacy of our surplus, our capital structure, the experience and competency of our management and our market presence. A.M. Best ratings are
based on factors of concern to policyholders and are not directed toward the protection of investors. No assurance can be given that A. M. Best will not reduce our current rating in the future.
Competition
The property and casualty insurance business is highly competitive. We have many Michigan-based competitors, as well as competitors from other states, for our
insurance products. Some of these competitors are larger and have much greater financial, technical and operating resources than we have. We compete primarily based on the following factors:
-
- the
price of our insurance products,
-
- the
quality of our insurance products,
-
- the
quality and speed of our service and claims response,
-
- our
financial strength,
-
- our
A.M. Best and other ratings,
-
- our
sales and marketing capability, and
-
- our
technical expertise.
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Our
ability to compete successfully depends on a number of factors, many of which are out of our control, such as market conditions, A.M. Best and other ratings, and regulatory
conditions.
Insurance Regulatory Matters
General. Insurance companies are subject to supervision and regulation in the states in which
they transact business relating to numerous aspects of their business and financial condition. The primary purpose of this supervision and regulation is to protect policyholders. The extent of such
regulation varies, but generally derives from state statutes which delegate regulatory, supervisory and administrative authority to state insurance departments.
Michigan
insurance companies such as MEEMIC are subject to supervision and regulation by the Michigan Insurance Bureau. The authority of the Bureau includes:
-
- establishing
standards of solvency which must be met and maintained by insurers,
-
- licensing
insurers and agents to do business,
-
- establishing
guidelines for the nature of and limitations on investments by insurers,
-
- reviewing
premium rates for various lines of insurance,
-
- reviewing
the provisions which insurers must make for current losses and future liabilities,
-
- reviewing
transactions involving a change in control, and
-
- approving
policy forms.
The
Bureau also requires the filing of annual and other reports relating to the financial condition of insurance companies doing business in Michigan. Additionally, Holdings is
subject to regulation as an insurance holding company because of its ownership of MEEMIC.
Examinations
are regularly conducted by the Bureau every three to five years. The Bureau's last examination of MEEMIC was as of December 31, 1997. This examination did not
result in any adjustments to the financial position of MEEMIC. In addition, there were no substantive qualitative matters indicated in the examination report that had a material adverse impact on the
operations of MEEMIC.
Risk-Based Capital Requirements. In addition to state-imposed insurance laws and
regulations, the Bureau administers the requirements adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or NAIC, that require insurance companies to calculate and report information under
a risk-based formula that attempts to measure capital and surplus needs based on the risks in a company's mix of products and investment portfolio. Under the formula, we first determine
our risk-based capital base level by taking into account risks with respect to our assets and underwriting risks relating to our liabilities and obligations. We then compare our "total
adjusted capital" to the base level. Our "total adjusted capital" is determined by subtracting our liabilities from our assets in accordance with rules established by the Bureau.
12
The
following table highlights the ramifications of the various ranges of non-compliance. The ratios represent the relationship of a company's total adjusted capital to
its risk-based capital base level.
Ratio and Category
|
|
Action
|
2.0 or more |
|
Nonein compliance |
1.5-1.99: Company Action |
|
Company must submit a comprehensive plan to regulatory authority discussing proposed corrective actions to improve the capital position |
1.0-1.49: Regulatory Action |
|
Regulatory authority will perform a special examination of the company and issue an order specifying corrective actions that must be taken |
0.7-0.99: Authorized Control |
|
Regulatory authority may take any action it deems necessary, including placing the company under regulatory control |
Less than 0.7: Mandatory Control |
|
Regulatory authority is required to place the company under regulatory control |
MEEMIC's
ratio has always exceeded 2.0 in the past, but there can be no assurance that the requirements applicable to MEEMIC will not increase in the future. As of December 31,
1999, MEEMIC's risk-based capital base level was $6.1 million and its total adjusted capital was $74.6 million yielding a ratio of 12.2.
IRIS Requirements. The NAIC has also developed a set of financial ratios, referred to as the
Insurance Regulatory Information System, or IRIS, for use by state insurance regulators in monitoring the financial condition of insurance companies. The NAIC has established an acceptable range of
values for each of the IRIS financial ratios. Generally, an insurance company will become the subject of increased scrutiny when four or more of its IRIS ratio results fall outside the range deemed
acceptable by the NAIC. The nature of increased regulatory scrutiny resulting from IRIS ratio results outside the acceptable range is subject to the judgment of the applicable state insurance
department, but generally will result in accelerated review of annual and quarterly filings. Depending on the nature and severity of the underlying cause of the IRIS ratio results being outside the
acceptable range, increased regulatory scrutiny could range from increased but informal regulatory oversight to placing a company under regulatory control.
For
1997, all of our results were within the acceptable range for any IRIS tests. For 1998, MEEMIC's investment yield was marginally outside the acceptable range. Under statutory
accounting, interest expense on the surplus note was treated as a reduction in investment income, causing the low value.
For
1999, MEEMIC had two items outside the acceptable range. The two "unusual values" resulted from a large increase in both net writings and surplus. The change in net writings was
outside the acceptable range as a result of the quota share agreement with ProNational being cancelled on July 1, 1999, which allowed MEEMIC to retain a greater portion of its own business. The
change in
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surplus
was outside the acceptable range as a result of the increase in surplus which resulted from the proceeds from the conversion on July 1, 1999. For 1999, our IRIS ratios were as follows:
|
|
|
|
NAIC Unusual
Values
|
|
|
IRIS Ratios
|
|
MEEMIC
Results
for 1999
|
|
Over
|
|
Under
|
1 |
|
Gross Premiums to Surplus |
|
900 |
|
|
|
164.0 |
1A |
|
Net Premium to Surplus |
|
300 |
|
|
|
128.1 |
2 |
|
Change in Net Writings |
|
33 |
|
-33 |
|
44.4 |
3 |
|
Surplus Aid to Surplus |
|
15 |
|
|
|
N/A |
4 |
|
Two-Year Overall Operating Ratio |
|
100 |
|
|
|
84.7 |
5 |
|
Investment Yield |
|
10 |
|
4.5 |
|
5.4 |
6 |
|
Change in Surplus |
|
50 |
|
-10 |
|
81.7 |
7 |
|
Liabilities to Liquid Assets |
|
105 |
|
|
|
56.3 |
8 |
|
Agents' Balances to Surplus |
|
40 |
|
|
|
N/A |
9 |
|
One-Year Reserve Development to Surplus |
|
20 |
|
|
|
-17.1 |
10 |
|
Two-Year Reserve Development to Surplus |
|
20 |
|
|
|
-25.8 |
11 |
|
Estimated Current Reserve Deficiency to Surplus |
|
25 |
|
|
|
-4.5 |
Guaranty Fund. We participate in the Property and Casualty Guaranty Association of the State of
Michigan ("Association"), which protects policyholders and claimants against losses due to insolvency of insurers. When an insolvency occurs, the Association is authorized to assess member companies
up to the amount of the shortfall of funds, including expenses. Member companies are assessed based on the type and amount of insurance written during the previous calendar year. MEEMIC makes accruals
for its portion of assessments when notified of assessments by the Association.
Holding Company Regulation. Most states, including Michigan, have enacted legislation that
regulates insurance holding company systems. Each insurance company in a holding company system is required to register with the insurance supervisory agency of its state of domicile and furnish
information concerning the operations of companies within the holding company system that may materially affect the operations, management or financial condition of the insurers within the system.
These laws permit the Bureau and any other relevant insurance departments to examine MEEMIC, Holdings and their respective insurance subsidiaries at any time, to require disclosure of material
transactions between MEEMIC, Holdings and Professionals Group, Inc. (the parent company of ProNational), or Professionals, and to require prior approval of transactions, such as extraordinary
dividends from MEEMIC to Holdings. All transactions within the holding company system between MEEMIC, Holdings, Professionals and their respective subsidiaries must be fair and equitable. Under
Michigan law, the maximum dividend that may be paid by MEEMIC to Holdings during any twelve-month period without prior regulatory approval of the Bureau is the greater of 10% of MEEMIC's statutory
surplus as reported on the most recent annual statement filed with the Bureau, and the net income of MEEMIC for the period covered by such annual statement. As of December 31, 1999, the amount
available for payment of dividends in year 2000 without prior regulatory approval of the Bureau is approximately $8.7 million.
Change in Control. The Insurance Code requires that the Insurance Commissioner receive prior
notice of and approve a change of control for either MEEMIC or Holdings. The Insurance Code contains a complete definition of "control." In simplified terms, a person, corporation, or other entity
would obtain "control" of MEEMIC or Holdings if they possessed, had a right to acquire possession, or had the power to direct any other person acquiring possession, directly or indirectly, 10% or more
of the voting securities of either company. To obtain approval for a change of control, the proposed acquirer must file an application with the Insurance Commissioner containing detailed information
such
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as
the identity and background of the acquirer and its affiliates, the sources of and amount of funds to be used to effect the acquisition, and financial information regarding the proposed acquirer.
The Insurance Commissioner has approved Professionals' acquisition of control over MEEMIC and Holdings.
Michigan No-Fault Automobile Insurance. Under a pure no-fault
automobile insurance system, responsibility for an automobile accident is not at issue. Each policyholder's own insurance company pays for his or her medical expenses and lost wages, regardless of who
caused the accident, and the individuals relinquish the right to sue to recover damages. The objective of such a system is to eliminate the delays
and costs of court disputes associated with the tort system, encourage prompt payment of compensation and return a larger percentage of insurance premium dollars to accident victims. No state has yet
adopted a pure no-fault system.
Michigan's
modified no-fault system, originally enacted in 1973, limits lawsuits relating to automobile accidents. For example, a suit for damages is permitted under
Michigan's no-fault law when an injured person has suffered death, permanent serious disfigurement or serious impairment of bodily function. Damages are assessed on the basis of
comparative fault, except that damages will not be assessed in favor of a party who is more than 50% at fault.
Michigan's
no-fault law also requires insurers to provide unlimited medical coverage to automobile accident victims. The cost of providing such unlimited medical coverage
has somewhat offset the savings typically associated with a non-monetary threshold. In response, the MCCA was established to spread the costs of medical coverage to all policyholders. The
MCCA essentially acts as a reinsurer for all Michigan automobile insurers, reimbursing for amounts paid on personal injury protection claims in excess of $250,000. Participation is required for all
Michigan-licensed automobile and motorcycle insurers.
The Michigan Essential Insurance Act. The Essential Insurance Act requires an insurer to insure
every applicant for automobile insurance who meets the minimum requirements and the insurer's underwriting rules. The underwriting rules must be applied uniformly to all applicants and policyholders.
Each insurer must file its underwriting rules with the Insurance Commissioner. In addition, the Essential Insurance Act also limits rating criteria that insurers may employ, requires insurers to
develop a "secondary" or merit rating plan under which premium surcharges are levied on poor drivers, establishes a joint underwriting association to provide insurance to individuals who cannot obtain
coverage in the insurance market and regulates other types of coverages and informational requirements.
According
to the provisions of the Essential Insurance Act, insurers whose statutory surplus as of December 31, 1979 was $4,000,000 or less could file for an exemption. MEEMIC
filed and received an exemption from the provisions of the Essential Insurance Act. We cannot predict whether MEEMIC's exemption from the Essential Insurance Act will be continued.
Employees
As of December 31, 1999, we had 205 employees. None of the employees are covered by a collective bargaining unit and we believe that employee relations
are good.
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Executive Officers of Registrant
Set forth below is information about the executive officers as of December 31, 1999. Executive officers are appointed annually by, and serve at the
pleasure of, Holdings' Board of Directors.
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position with Holdings
|
|
Position with MEEMIC
|
R. Kevin Clinton |
|
45 |
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Annette E. Flood |
|
41 |
|
Secretary |
|
Secretary |
Christine C. Schmitt |
|
43 |
|
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
|
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Lynn M. Kalinowski |
|
48 |
|
|
|
Executive Vice President |
William P. Sabados |
|
50 |
|
|
|
Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
R. Kevin Clinton, FCAS, MAAA, has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Holdings since July 1, 1999 and
President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of MEEMIC since May 1997. Mr. Clinton has been a Vice President of Professionals since 1996 and was Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to
March 2000, and a director of Professionals since September 1997. Mr. Clinton served as a Vice President, Treasurer and Actuary of ProNational from 1990 through June 1997.
Prior to becoming an officer of ProNational, Mr. Clinton was ProNational's consulting actuary from 1986 to 1990. He formerly served as the Actuary for the Michigan Insurance Bureau and in the
actuarial department of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Clinton is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Mr. Clinton is a
graduate of The University of Michigan where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in actuarial science.
Annette E. Flood, Esq., R.N., has been a director and the Secretary of Holdings since July 1999 and a director of MEEMIC since
May 1997. She has been the Secretary of Professionals since 1996. Ms. Flood is Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of ProNational. Prior to joining ProNational
in 1992, Ms. Flood was employed by Lansing General Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, from 1986 to 1992, most recently in the capacity of Vice President, Legal Services and Quality Management. Prior
to joining the Lansing General Hospital Staff, Ms. Flood was an attorney in the litigation section of the law firm of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Lansing, Michigan. Ms. Flood has a B.S.N.
degree in nursing from The University of Michigan and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School.
Christine C. Schmitt has been Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Holdings since July 1999 and Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of MEEMIC since joining the Company in 1993. Prior to joining MEEMIC, Ms. Schmitt was Director of Finance of the Hayman Company, a property management company.
Ms. Schmitt is a Certified Public Accountant with thirteen years experience with the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand LLP. She is a graduate of Wayne State University with a
B.S. degree in accounting.
Lynn M. Kalinowski has been a director of Holdings since July 1999 and a director and Executive Vice President of MEEMIC since
May 1997. Mr. Kalinowski served as President of MEEMIC from 1993 to May 1997. Prior to joining MEEMIC in 1993, Mr. Kalinowski was the President of Southern Michigan Mutual
Insurance Company and previously served as Director of Financial Analysis for the Michigan Insurance Bureau.
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William P. Sabados has been Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MEEMIC since joining the Company as an officer in 1997.
Mr. Sabados is also Chief Information Officer of Professionals and ProNational. From 1987 to 1997, he was Vice President of Information Systems for the Investor Insurance Group and has been
active in the insurance field for over 20 years.
Forward-Looking Statements
We make forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and may make such statements in future filings with the SEC. We may
also make forward-looking statements in our press releases or other public or shareholder communications. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and include information
about our expectations and possible or assumed future results of our operations. When we use any of the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates" or similar expressions, we are making
forward-looking statements.
We
claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements.
While we believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. You should
understand that a number of factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, could affect our future results and performance and any other expectations
expressed in our forward-looking statements. This could cause our actual results, performance and experience to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Factors that
might cause such a difference include the following:
-
- future
economic conditions in the regional and national markets in which the companies compete;
-
- financial
market conditions, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates;
-
- inflation;
-
- estimates
of loss reserves and trends in losses and loss adjustment expenses;
-
- the
effects of the year 2000 problem on us and third parties with whom we do business;
-
- changing
competition;
-
- the
ability to carry out business plans;
-
- the
ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;
-
- adverse
changes in applicable laws, regulations or rules governing insurance holding companies and insurance companies, and environmental, tax or
accounting matters;
-
- the
ability to maintain an excellent A.M. Best rating;
-
- the
ability to obtain adequate reinsurance coverage at reasonable rates; and
-
- our
reinsurers' ability to fulfill their financial obligations to us.
We
do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Glossary of Selected Insurance Terms
A.M. Best Rating. A.M. Best Ratings are divided into "Secure" and "Vulnerable" rating groups as follows. Secure
Ratings: A++, A+ (Superior); A, A- (Excellent); and B++, B+ (Very Good).
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Vulnerable
Ratings: B, B-(Adequate); C++, C+ (Fair); C, C- (Marginal); D (Very Vulnerable); E (Under State Supervision); and F (In Liquidation).
Cede. To transfer to another insurer (the reinsurer) all or part of the insurance risk underwritten by an insurer.
Combined ratio. The sum of the expense ratio and the loss and LAE ratio. A combined ratio under 100% generally
indicates an underwriting profit and a combined ratio over 100% generally indicates an underwriting loss.
Direct written premiums. Total premiums written by an insurer other than premiums for reinsurance assumed by an
insurer.
Earned premium. The prorated portion of an insurance premium which is no longer considered prepaid as a result of the
elapsed time the insurance policy has been in force. For example, after six months, $12,000 of a prepaid $24,000 annual premium is considered earned
premium.
Excess of loss reinsurance. A form of reinsurance in which the insurer cedes to a reinsurer, and such reinsurer assumes, all or a
portion of losses in excess of a specified retention level up to a predetermined limit.
Expense ratio. The ratio of underwriting expenses to net premiums earned.
Incurred but not reported (IBNR). The liability for future payments on losses which have occurred but have not yet been
reported.
Liquidity. The ability to convert financial holdings into cash in a timely manner without the loss of principal.
Loss adjustment expenses (LAE). The expenses of settling claims, including legal and other fees.
Loss and LAE ratio. The ratio of incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses to premiums earned.
Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA). A reinsurance association created by the Michigan Legislature that has State-mandated
participation for all companies writing automobile insurance in Michigan.
NAIC. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, an association of the chief insurance supervisory official
of each state, territory and insular possession of the United States.
Net earned premiums. The portion of written premiums that is recognized for accounting purposes as revenue during a
period.
Net premiums written. Premiums retained by an insurer after deducting premiums on business ceded to others.
Quota Share Reinsurance. A form of treaty or facultative reinsurance in which the insurer cedes and the reinsurer assumes an
agreed-upon percentage of risks. Also known as proportional reinsurance.
Reinsurance. A procedure whereby an insurer remits or cedes a portion of the premium to a reinsurer as payment to the reinsurer for
assuming a portion of the risk or liability under the policy. Reinsurance can be effected by "treaties" under which all risks of a defined category, amount and type for a primary insurer are covered,
or on a "facultative" basis under which risks are covered on an individual, contract-by-contract basis.
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Reserves. Liability established by an insurer to reflect the estimated cost of claim payments and related expenses that
the insurer will ultimately be required to pay with respect to the insurance it has underwritten.
Reserve redundancy. The amount by which the reserves currently established by an insurer exceed the currently estimated
cost of claim payments and related expenses that the insurer will ultimately be required to pay.
Standard & Poor's ratings. Standard & Poor's Claims-Paying Ability Ratings are divided into "Secure
Range" and "Vulnerable Range" groupings as follows. Secure Range: AAA (Superior); AA (Excellent); A (Good); and BBB (Adequate). Vulnerable Range: BB (May be Adequate); B (Vulnerable); CCC (Extremely
Vulnerable); and R (Regulatory Action).
Statutory Accounting Practices (SAP). Those principles required by state law which must be followed by insurers in
submitting their financial statements to state insurance departments.
Statutory surplus. The amount remaining after all liabilities of an insurance company are subtracted from all of its
admitted assets, applying statutory accounting practices.
Surplus. The amount by which a company's assets exceed its liabilities.
Unearned premium. The proration of an insurance premium considered to be a prepayment. For example, after three months,
$18,000 of a prepaid $24,000 annual premium is still considered unearned premium.
Item 2. Properties
The Company leases approximately 55,000 square feet of office space to house its principal executive offices in Auburn Hills, Michigan. For investment
purposes, the Company owns an 11.5 acre vacant parcel of land in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not currently subject to any material litigation. As a personal lines insurer, we have many routine matters in current litigation. It is not
anticipated that these routine cases will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of Holdings shareholders during the fourth quarter of 1999.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
Shares of common stock of Holdings began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the symbol "MEMH" on July 2, 1999.
The
table below sets forth the high and low sale prices for the common stock of Holdings on The Nasdaq Stock Market® for the periods indicated from the date it began
trading. The initial subscription price was $10.00 per share.
1999
|
|
High
|
|
Low
|
Third Quarter |
|
$ |
18.00 |
|
$ |
12.94 |
Fourth Quarter |
|
$ |
16.63 |
|
$ |
14.25 |
As
of March 1, 2000 there were 1,529 registered holders of shares of the common stock.
Holdings
may pay cash dividends on the common stock at times determined by the board of directors and when legally allowed. Payment of dividends by Holdings may be contingent on the
receipt of dividends from MEEMIC. The payment of dividends by MEEMIC is subject to limitations imposed by the Insurance Code. See "Item 1Business-Insurance Regulatory Matters." Holdings
does not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data are derived from the Company's consolidated financial statements, except for selected statutory data, which are presented
in accordance with statutory accounting practices. Information for periods prior to the formation of Holdings relates to MEEMIC and its subsidiary. The data should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this report. See also Note 1 of the Company's consolidated financial statements. Statutory
financial statistics are presented to provide information that can be readily compared to statistics of other companies in the property and casualty insurance industry to evaluate the Company's
performance. These statistics should be evaluated along with the generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, information presented herein. See Note 16 of the consolidated financial
statements for a discussion of the principal differences between GAAP and statutory accounting practices, and for a reconciliation of consolidated net income and equity, as reported in conformity with
GAAP, with statutory net income and statutory surplus, as determined in
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accordance
with statutory accounting practices, as prescribed or permitted by the Michigan Insurance Bureau.
|
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
1996
|
|
1995
|
|
|
|
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Revenue Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct premiums written |
|
$ |
122,364 |
|
$ |
113,258 |
|
$ |
106,349 |
|
$ |
104,993 |
|
$ |
98,917 |
|
Net premiums written |
|
|
95,596 |
|
|
66,190 |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
64,286 |
|
|
56,919 |
|
Net premiums earned |
|
|
93,034 |
|
|
64,040 |
|
|
67,830 |
|
|
62,497 |
|
|
55,981 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
8,285 |
|
|
6,958 |
|
|
6,677 |
|
|
5,150 |
|
|
4,488 |
|
Net realized investment (losses) gains |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
31 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
28 |
|
Other income |
|
|
1,877 |
|
|
2,111 |
|
|
841 |
|
|
588 |
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
103,176 |
|
|
73,140 |
|
|
75,380 |
|
|
68,272 |
|
|
61,084 |
|
Losses and Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
62,858 |
|
|
43,452 |
|
|
47,302 |
|
|
44,872 |
|
|
38,815 |
|
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses |
|
|
19,132 |
|
|
12,658 |
|
|
16,690 |
|
|
16,074 |
|
|
16,248 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
906 |
|
|
1,827 |
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense |
|
|
2,924 |
|
|
2,941 |
|
|
714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expenses |
|
|
15 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
85,835 |
|
|
60,909 |
|
|
66,079 |
|
|
60,957 |
|
|
55,072 |
|
Income from operations before federal income taxes |
|
|
17,341 |
|
|
12,231 |
|
|
9,301 |
|
|
7,315 |
|
|
6,012 |
|
Federal income taxes |
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
3,562 |
|
|
2,672 |
|
|
2,064 |
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items |
|
|
11,810 |
|
|
8,669 |
|
|
6,629 |
|
|
5,251 |
|
|
4,454 |
|
Extraordinary items |
|
|
1,525 |
|
|
(303 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
$ |
6,629 |
|
$ |
5,251 |
|
$ |
4,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common sharebasic (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items per common sharebasic |
|
$ |
1.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share attributable to extraordinary itemsbasic |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common sharebasic |
|
$ |
2.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common sharediluted (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items per common sharediluted |
|
$ |
1.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share attributable to extraordinary itemsdiluted |
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common sharediluted |
|
$ |
1.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
$ |
159,653 |
|
$ |
124,903 |
|
$ |
111,543 |
|
$ |
90,896 |
|
$ |
73,371 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
274,649 |
|
|
239,330 |
|
|
214,858 |
|
|
155,775 |
|
|
134,843 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expense reserves |
|
|
96,009 |
|
|
92,298 |
|
|
84,921 |
|
|
80,353 |
|
|
71,114 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
147,464 |
|
|
187,106 |
|
|
171,576 |
|
|
119,773 |
|
|
103,671 |
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
|
127,185 |
|
|
52,224 |
|
|
43,282 |
|
|
36,002 |
|
|
31,172 |
|
Book value per common share |
|
$ |
19.27 |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
N/A |
|
GAAP Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustment expenses ratio(2) |
|
|
67.6 |
% |
|
67.8 |
% |
|
69.7 |
% |
|
71.8 |
% |
|
69.3 |
% |
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expense ratio(3) |
|
|
20.5 |
% |
|
19.8 |
% |
|
24.6 |
% |
|
25.7 |
% |
|
29.0 |
% |
Combined ratio(4) |
|
|
88.1 |
% |
|
87.6 |
% |
|
94.3 |
% |
|
97.5 |
% |
|
98.3 |
% |
Statutory Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio(5) |
|
|
93.3 |
% |
|
92.1 |
% |
|
92.9 |
% |
|
96.8 |
% |
|
97.2 |
% |
Industry combined ratio(6) |
|
|
|
|
|
105.0 |
% |
|
100.3 |
% |
|
104.2 |
% |
|
105.0 |
% |
Statutory surplus |
|
$ |
74,611 |
|
$ |
40,373 |
|
$ |
34,513 |
|
$ |
29,141 |
|
$ |
24,407 |
|
Ratio of net written premiums to statutory surplus |
|
|
1.28 |
|
|
1.64 |
|
|
2.17 |
|
|
2.21 |
|
|
2.33 |
|
- (1)
- The
weighted average shares outstanding at December 31, 1999 were 6,599,500 basic common shares and 6,879,500 common shares assuming dilution. There were no cash dividends declared
during the periods presented. Earnings per share are computed on a pro forma basis assuming the conversion took place on January 1, 1999.
- (2)
- Calculated
by dividing losses and loss expenses by net premiums earned.
- (3)
- Calculated
by dividing other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned.
- (4)
- The
sum of the GAAP loss and loss adjustment expense ratio and the total underwriting expense ratio.
- (5)
- The
sum of the statutory loss and loss adjustment expense ratio and the total underwriting expense ratio.
- (6)
- As
reported by A.M. Best, an independent insurance rating organization, Best's Aggregate & AveragesPropertyCasualty (Priv. Pass. Automobile and Homeowners
Quantitative Analysis Report). Data unavailable for the year ended December 31, 1999.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this
report. The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company contains certain forward-looking statements relating to anticipated future financial conditions and
operating results of the Company and its current business plans. In the future, the financial condition and operating results of the Company could differ materially from those discussed herein and its
current business plans could be altered in response to market conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences or changes
include those discussed elsewhere in this report. See the disclosures under "Item 1BusinessForward Looking Statements".
Overview
MEEMIC provides private passenger automobile and homeowners insurance primarily to educational employees and their immediate families in the State of Michigan.
On July 1, 1999 MEEMIC completed its conversion to a stock company, changed its name to MEEMIC Insurance Company and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Pursuant to the plan of
conversion, Professionals converted the $21.5 million surplus note of MEEMIC owned by ProNational into stock and fulfilled its obligations as a standby purchaser in the conversion. After the
conversion, Professionals, through ProNational, owns approximately 77% of the issued and outstanding shares of Holdings.
MEEMIC
sells its insurance contracts through over 90 sales representatives associated with MEIA Agency, which is the exclusive distributor of MEEMIC's products. On
September 22, 1997, MEEMIC purchased the operations of its exclusive sales agency, including the exclusive right to sell and market MEEMIC products, and formed MEIA Agency. On
December 30, 1999 upon approval from the Michigan Insurance Bureau, MEEMIC paid a dividend consisting of MEIA Agency to Holdings. This dividend rearranged the organizational structure of
Holdings, such that MEEMIC and MEIA Agency are sister corporations as opposed to a parent/subsidiary relationship. As of December 31, 1999, we had over 120,000 policies in force, representing
161,133 insured vehicles and 35,309 homeowner units.
Financial Condition
Our total assets increased to $274.6 million at December 31, 1999 from $239.3 million at December 31, 1998. The 14.8% increase in
total assets is primarily a result of the conversion and related subscription offering. See the discussion under "Liquidity and Capital Resources" for further details.
The
majority of our assets consist of bonds, real estate, some preferred stocks, cash and short-term investments that in total were $168.4 million at
December 31, 1999 and $128.9 million at December 31, 1998. We primarily invest in high quality bonds with the objective of providing stable income while maintaining liquidity at
appropriate levels for our current and long-term requirements. The portfolio consists primarily of government bonds, municipal bonds, collateralized mortgage obligations, and investment
grade corporate bonds. The modified duration of investments was 3.97 years at December 31, 1999 compared to 2.7 years at December 31, 1998. As of December 31, 1999
and 1998, the portfolio had an average Standard & Poor's security quality rating of AA (Excellent), and there were no securities in default concerning the timely payment of interest and
principal. Our gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses in investments in securities were $488,000 and $3.2 million, respectively, at December 31, 1999 and $2.9 million
and $70,000, respectively, at December 31, 1998. These changes in
our gross unrealized gains and losses are a result of fluctuating bond market values due to volatility of interest rates in the marketplace.
Our
recorded estimates of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves were $96.0 million at December 31, 1999 compared to $92.3 million at December 31, 1998.
The $3.7 million increase in reserves for 1999 and the $7.4 million increase in reserves for 1998 are attributable to general
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allowances
for growth in the number of insured vehicles and homeowner policies in force. Reserves for losses incurred prior to 1999 were reduced by $7.0 million during 1999 as a result of
favorable development in estimates of prior years' reserves on auto liability. Reserves for losses incurred prior to 1998 were reduced by $3.6 million during 1998. This was caused by the
unanticipated reduction in the frequency of claims. We believe this reduction resulted from the 1994 legislative tort reforms in the State of Michigan which reduced the frequency and shortened the
reporting pattern of claims. As additional data subsequent to the tort reform emerges, we anticipate greater stability and accuracy in the reserve estimates. Uncertainties inherent in the loss
estimation process will invariably cause differences in actual ultimate liabilities from estimates. Aggregate loss reserves at December 31, 1999 and 1998 have been certified by an independent
actuarial firm and are believed to be a reasonable provision for all unpaid loss and loss expense obligations under the terms of MEEMIC's policies and agreements.
At
December 31, 1999 and 1998 unearned premiums were $34.1 million and $31.6 million, respectively. The increase of 7.9% in unearned premiums at
December 31, 1999 compared to December 31, 1998 was comparable to the growth in premiums written.
Other
liabilities at December 31, 1999 were $17.3 million, compared to $63.2 million at December 31, 1998. The decrease in 1999 was primarily due to
repayments of liabilities related to the agency acquisition of $17.1 million, the conversion of the $21.5 million surplus note with Professionals into Holdings common stock, and the
cancellation of the quota share reinsurance agreement with ProNational effective July 1, 1999. Additionally, the liabilities at December 31, 1998 included $1.8 million for
interest on the $21.5 million surplus note that was repaid on July 1, 1999 in conjunction with MEEMIC's conversion to a stock company.
Shareholders'
equity increased by 244% to $127.2 million at December 31, 1999, compared to $52.2 million at December 31, 1998. The increase in
shareholders' equity was primarily due to the $65.3 million capital infusion as a result of the conversion and related subscription offering. The Company also had net income of
$13.3 million in 1999 which contributed to the increase, but the increase was offset in part by a $3.7 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income, consisting of net
unrealized losses on the investment portfolio during the year ended December 31, 1999. See "Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 1999 compared to Year Ended
December 31, 1998." We expect to use retained earnings to increase the Company's capital base and finance future growth and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Description of Ratios Analyzed
In the analysis of our results that follows, we refer to various financial ratios that investors use to analyze and compare the results of insurance companies.
These ratios include:
-
- loss ratioThis ratio compares our insurance losses to our net premiums earned and indicates
how much we are paying to policyholders for claims compared to the amount of premiums we are receiving from them. We discuss three components of the loss ratio that relate to the three categories of
insurance losses in our business: automobile liability losses, automobile physical damage losses and homeowners losses. The lower the percentage, the more profitable our insurance business is.
-
- underwriting expense ratioThis ratio compares our expenses to obtain new business and renew
existing business to our net premiums earned and is used to measure how efficient we are at obtaining business. The lower the percentage, the more efficient we are.
-
- combined ratioThis ratio compares (a) the sum of our expenses to obtain new business
and renew existing business, our insurance losses and our expenses related to settling and adjusting claims to (b) our net premiums earned. The lower the percentage, the more profitable our
insurance business is. If the percentage is higher than 100%, our insurance business may not be profitable.
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Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 1999 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1998
Net income for 1999 was $13.3 million compared to $8.4 million for 1998. The primary reasons for the increase in net income for 1999 compared to
1998 were the termination of the quota share agreement between MEEMIC and ProNational, the repayment of the $21.5 million surplus note and the $17.1 million agency acquisition debt, and
the cancellation of the management agreement with Professionals, all of which occurred in July 1999 in connection with the conversion. Effective July 1, 1999, MEEMIC now retains
approximately $45 million in additional annual premiums that had been ceded to ProNational. Expenses relating to interest on the surplus note and management fees to Professionals decreased to
$2.3 million in 1999 compared to $3.9 million in 1998. The cancellation of the management services agreement is expected to increase our after tax earnings by approximately
$1 million annually. As a result of repaying debt related to the agency acquisition, the Company had a net extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million in 1999 and
$200,000 in 1998.
Our
combined ratio was 88.1% for 1999 compared to 87.6% for 1998. Our income from operations was $17.3 million for 1999 compared to $12.2 million for 1998, and the
after-tax return on equity was 25.5% in 1999 compared to 19.3% in 1998. This increase in income for 1999 over 1998 was primarily due to the changes noted above in connection with the
conversion. Overall, our loss ratio for 1999 was 58.4%, compared to 56.6% for 1998. The auto liability loss ratio for 1999 was 52.4%, compared to 47.5% for 1998, and the auto physical damage loss
ratio for 1999 and 1998 remained constant at 58.5%. The homeowner loss ratio was 77.4% for 1999, compared to 79.1% for 1998. The mild weather conditions for both 1999 and 1998 have resulted in fewer
reported claims.
Our
other underwriting expenses ratio increased slightly to 20.5% for 1999, compared to 19.8% for 1998. During 1999 and the beginning of 2000, MEEMIC has increased its investments in
technology to support future growth. MEEMIC purchased a new computer system and a large-scale mailer machine, developed a new automatic deposit payment system for billing and has started to implement
a voice response unit for routine billing calls.
Net
investment income before interest expense was $8.3 million for 1999 compared to $7.0 million for 1998. The increase in net investment income before interest expense
was due to increases in invested assets from proceeds of the conversion and related subscription offering and positive cash flow from operations. Interest expense on the surplus note was $906,000 for
1999 and $1.8 million for 1998. As a result of the surplus note conversion to common stock on July 1, 1999, there was no interest expense for the second half of 1999. Consistent with
1998, investment income for 1999 was earned primarily from interest income and not from realized capital gains and losses. The tax equivalent total rate of return, which includes both income and
changes in market value of securities, was 2.72% for 1999 and was 7.49% for 1998. The reduced return in 1999 compared to 1998 was due to a reduction in security market values resulting from higher
interest rates. The weighted average tax equivalent book yield of the fixed maturity portfolio was 6.93% for 1999, compared to 6.83% for 1998.
Total
direct premiums written increased to $122.4 million in 1999 from $113.3 million in 1998. Our direct written premiums have increased 8.0% in 1999 due to
policyholder growth and a 7.6% homeowner rate
increase that went into effect October 1, 1998. With the continued growth in our homeowners business, our product mix in terms of exposures by line is now 18% homeowners and 82% personal
automobile. Net premiums written in 1999 increased to $95.6 million, or 44.4% from 1998. The increase in net premiums written for 1999 was primarily attributable to the cancellation of a 40%
quota share reinsurance agreement with ProNational and the increase in direct premiums written. Net premiums earned for 1999 were $93.0 million compared to $64.0 million for 1998. The
45.3% increase in net premiums earned in 1999 is also a result of the quota share cancellation whereby fewer premiums were ceded in 1999 than in 1998.
Direct
premiums written during 1999 for automobile coverage increased 5.9% to $109.6 million, from $103.5 million in 1998. The number of insured vehicles increased
3.8% to 161,133 at December 31, 1999 from 155,211 at December 31, 1998.
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Our
homeowners premiums written also continued to increase. Direct premiums written during 1999 for homeowners increased 31.2% to $12.8 million, from $9.8 million in
1998. The number of homeowner policies in force increased 18.9% to 35,309 at December 31, 1999 from 29,699 at December 31, 1998.
Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 1998 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1997
Net income for 1998 was $8.4 million compared to $6.6 million for 1997. MEEMIC's surplus increased by over 20% to $52.2 million at
December 31, 1998. In 1997 MEEMIC's policyholder surplus also increased by over 20% to $43.3 million at December 31, 1997. Expenses relating to interest on the surplus note and
management fees to Professionals amounted to $3.9 million in 1998 compared to $2.3 million in 1997.
Our
combined ratio improved for the fourth consecutive year and was 87.6% for 1998 compared to 94.3% for 1997. Our income from operations was $12.2 million for 1998 compared to
$9.3 million for 1997, and the after-tax return on equity was 19.3% in 1998 compared to 18.4% in 1997. Overall, our loss ratio for 1998 was 56.6% compared to 58.7% for 1997. The
auto liability loss ratio for 1998 improved to 47.5% from 52.4% for 1997, and the auto physical damage loss ratio for 1998 improved to 58.5% from 59.8% for 1997. The homeowner loss ratio for 1998 also
improved to 79.1% from 83.7% for 1997. These positive results are despite two severe Michigan storms occurring on May 31 and July 21, 1998 that resulted in $1.7 million in direct
losses, $1 million in net losses after reinsurance and 2,020 reported claims. The favorable combined ratio in 1998 is attributable to: (i) continued overall favorable claims experience
with reductions in claim frequency that more than offset increases in claim severity for 1998 compared to 1997, and (ii) reduced reinsurance rates from the 1997 contracts. Our underwriting gain
for 1997 is primarily the result of more favorable claims experience and reduced rates from the 1997 reinsurance contracts.
We
continued to reduce expenses and improve operational efficiencies in 1998. For the seventh consecutive year, our other underwriting expenses ratio has declined, and was 19.8% in
1998 compared to 24.6% in 1997. The significant decrease in 1998 was primarily due to the reduction in commission expense as a result of our acquisition of the agency.
Net
investment income before interest expense was $7.0 million for 1998 compared to $6.7 million for 1997. Interest expense on the surplus note was $1.8 million
for 1998 and $1.3 million for 1997. The net increase in net investment income was due principally to increases in invested assets because of positive cash flows from operations. The tax
equivalent total rate of return, which includes both income and changes in market value of securities, was 7.49% for 1998 and was 7.74% for 1997. The weighted average tax equivalent book yield of the
fixed maturity portfolio was 6.83% for 1998 compared to 7.08% for 1997.
Total
direct premiums written increased to $113.3 million in 1998 from $106.3 million in 1997. Our direct written premiums have increased 6.5% in 1998 due to
policyholder growth and a 7.6% homeowner rate increase that went into effect October 1, 1998. With the continued growth in our homeowners business, our product mix in terms of exposures at
December 31, 1998 was 16% homeowners and 84% personal automobile. Net premiums written in 1998 decreased to $66.2 million, or 11.7% from 1997. The decrease in net premiums written for
1998 was due to the change in quota share reinsurance contracts whereby we ceded more premiums in 1998 than in 1997. Net premiums earned for 1998 were $64.0 million compared to
$67.8 million for 1997. The 5.6% decrease in net premiums earned in 1998 is also as a result of changes in the terms and timing of our reinsurance contracts which resulted in more premiums
being ceded in 1998 than in 1997.
Direct
premiums written during 1998 for automobile coverage increased 5.1% to $103.5 million, from $98.5 million in 1997. The number of insured vehicles increased 5.6%
to 155,211 at December 31, 1998 from 146,994 at December 31, 1997.
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Our
homeowners business also continued to increase. Direct premiums written during 1998 for homeowners increased 24% to $9.8 million, from $7.9 million in 1997. The
number of homeowner policies in force increased 18.3% to 29,699 at December 31, 1998 from 25,114 at December 31, 1997.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of cash are from premiums, investment income and proceeds from maturities of portfolio investments. The principal uses of cash are for
payments of claims, commissions, taxes, operating expenses and purchases of investments. Cash flow and liquidity are managed in order to meet anticipated short-term and
long-term payment obligations, and to maximize opportunities to earn interest on those funds not immediately required.
The
net increase in cash was $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 1999 compared to $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The
$3.0 million additional increase in 1999 cash reflects additional working capital retained after the completion of the conversion and related subscription offering and the repayment of
substantially all debt related to the 1997 acquisition of our sales agency. Cash provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 1999 was $19.9 million, compared to
$17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 1998. The $2.8 million increase in cash provided by operations during 1999 compared to 1998 was primarily due to increased income
from operations as a result of the cancellation of the quota share agreement with ProNational, whereby MEEMIC retained 40% more of its operating income during the second half of 1999.
Net
proceeds from the conversion and related subscription offering were $43.0 million, before offering costs of $700,000 and a donation to the MEEMIC Foundation of $500,000.
MEEMIC policyholders subscribed for 1.5 million shares of common stock in Holdings. Also pursuant to the conversion, Professionals converted the $21.5 million surplus note plus accrued
interest of $1.5 million into 2.3 million shares at $10 per share of Holdings common stock, and purchased an additional 2.8 million shares in the subscription offering as standby
underwriter. After repayment of debt related to the agency acquisition, the remaining net proceeds of approximately $30 million were invested and are expected to be used to support additional
premium writings and business expansion.
The
resources from the conversion allowed us to retire liabilities under the terms of the acquisition of the sales agency, and improved operational flexibility and financial
capabilities for business and regulatory purposes. The conversion to a stock company and net proceeds from the related subscription offering provides us with a source of capital for growth and
expansion capacity for our current and potential new product lines.
With
the continued growth in our homeowner policies, we have entered into a homeowners quota share reinsurance arrangement with American Re effective January 1, 2000. As a
result of this change, we will cede approximately $5 million in annual homeowner premiums and 40% of the related claims during 2000.
Cash
provided by operations and deemed available for investment was employed in full compliance with our investment policy. Likewise, proceeds of $16.4 million for 1999 and
$13.9 million for 1998, substantially from matured and called investments, were reinvested in similar high quality investments. During 1999, 1998 and 1997, we did not have any significant
voluntary sales of our long-term fixed maturity securities.
Insurance
regulations limit our ability to transfer cash from MEEMIC to Holdings. See "Item 1BusinessInsurance Regulatory Matters."
Effects of Inflation
The effects of inflation on the Company are considered in estimating reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, and in the premium
rate-making process. The actual effects of inflation on the Company's results of operations cannot be accurately known until the ultimate settlement of claims. However, based upon the
actual results reported to date, we believe that the Company's loss
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reserves,
including reserves for losses that have been incurred but not yet reported, make adequate provision for the effects of inflation.
Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities" which is effective for fiscal quarters of all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000 (as amended by SFAS No. 137). SFAS No. 133 requires that all
derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on
whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is, the type of hedge transaction. As the Company does not use derivative instruments, we anticipate that the adoption of
SFAS No. 133 will not affect the results of operations or financial position of the Company.
Year 2000 Compliance
The Company has completed an assessment of its computer programs and personal computer software and has determined that all significant systems are Year 2000
compliant. To date, the Company spent a total of approximately $3 million for the purchase of a new computer system for business processing, enhancement of its telephone system, installation of
new forms processing software and equipment and upgrading its financial reporting systems, and does not anticipate incurring additional remediation or assessment costs. We have received written
assurances from the third party vendors of such systems, equipment and software, that such items are Year 2000 compliant. The purchase of these new systems, which are expected to improve operating
efficiencies, did not require the Company to incur specific Year 2000 remediation expenses. Additionally, we have conducted Year 2000 investigation and testing with our major third party vendors'
software and hardware and determined that all significant hardware and software is Year 2000 compliant. While the Company believes that Year 2000 compliance issues have been reasonably addressed, both
internally and externally, no assurances can be given that all entities with whom we do business will be Year 2000 compliant. The foregoing disclosure contains information regarding Year 2000
readiness which constitutes a "Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure" as defined in the Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Act.
While
we have experienced no Year 2000 related problems during the transition to the Year 2000, we are maintaining our normal disaster recovery plan in the event that any problems
arise going forward.
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Management of Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss due to adverse changes in market rates and prices. Our primary market risk exposure is to changes in interest rates. The active
management of interest rate risk is essential to our operations.
We
manage market risk through an investment committee consisting of senior officers of the Company, consultants and a professional investment advisor. The committee periodically
measures the impact that an instantaneous rise in interest rates would have on the fair value of securities. The committee also measures the duration, or interest rate sensitivity, of a fixed income
security or portfolio. Our investment policy limits the duration of our portfolio to a maximum of 300% of the duration of our liabilities.
We
are vulnerable to interest rate risk because, like other insurance companies, we invest primarily in fixed maturity securities, which are interest-sensitive assets. We do not
invest in fixed maturity securities for trading purposes. Mortgage-backed securities, which make up approximately 20% of our investment portfolio, are particularly susceptible to interest rate
changes. We invest primarily in classes of mortgage-backed securities that are less subject to prepayment risk and, as a result, somewhat less susceptible to interest rate risk than other
mortgage-backed securities.
Our
fixed maturity investment portfolio was valued at $157 million at December 31, 1999 and had a duration of
3.97 years. The following table shows the effects of a change in interest rate on the fair value and duration of our portfolio. We have assumed
an immediate increase or decrease of 1% or 2% in interest rate. You should not consider this assumption or the values shown in the table to be a prediction of actual future results.
Change in Rates
|
|
Portfolio
Value
|
|
Change
in Value
|
|
Modified
Duration
|
|
|
(dollars in thousands)
|
+2% |
|
$ |
145,263 |
|
$ |
(12,090 |
) |
3.91 |
+1% |
|
$ |
151,131 |
|
$ |
(6,222 |
) |
3.98 |
0% |
|
$ |
157,353 |
|
|
|
|
3.97 |
-1% |
|
$ |
163,639 |
|
$ |
6,286 |
|
3.64 |
-2% |
|
$ |
169,503 |
|
$ |
12,150 |
|
3.36 |
The
other financial instruments, which include cash, premiums due from reinsurers and accrued investment income, do not produce a significant difference in fair value when included in
the market risk analysis due to their short-term nature. The payable related to acquisition is not significantly affected by market risk as the discount rate for early extinguishment is
fixed.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
See "Item 7Management's Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsManagement of Market Risk.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 1999 and 1998
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
(In thousands, except share data)
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $160,112 and $120,196 in 1999 and 1998, respectively) |
|
$ |
157,353 |
|
$ |
122,997 |
Short-term investments, at cost, which approximates fair value |
|
|
|
|
|
1,906 |
Real estate, at cost |
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
|
159,653 |
|
|
124,903 |
Cash |
|
|
8,779 |
|
|
3,978 |
Premiums due from policyholders |
|
|
4,754 |
|
|
3,841 |
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers |
|
|
40,458 |
|
|
43,066 |
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers, related party |
|
|
10,886 |
|
|
16,194 |
Accrued investment income |
|
|
2,226 |
|
|
1,605 |
Deferred federal income taxes |
|
|
4,637 |
|
|
3,338 |
Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation |
|
|
3,185 |
|
|
2,149 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
2,720 |
|
|
278 |
Intangible assets, net of amortization |
|
|
36,344 |
|
|
39,268 |
Other assets |
|
|
1,007 |
|
|
710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
274,649 |
|
$ |
239,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustments expense reserves |
|
$ |
96,009 |
|
$ |
92,298 |
Unearned premiums |
|
|
34,148 |
|
|
31,586 |
Surplus note |
|
|
|
|
|
21,500 |
Payable related to acquisition |
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
18,215 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
9,293 |
|
|
8,387 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, related party |
|
|
227 |
|
|
2,357 |
Premiums ceded payable |
|
|
5,552 |
|
|
4,465 |
Premiums ceded payable, related party |
|
|
|
|
|
7,553 |
Federal income taxes payable |
|
|
1,169 |
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
147,464 |
|
|
187,106 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 6,599,500 shares issued and outstanding in 1999 |
|
|
65,295 |
|
|
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
63,711 |
|
|
50,376 |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments, net of deferred federal income taxes of ($938) and $952 in 1999 and 1998, respectively |
|
|
(1,821 |
) |
|
1,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
|
127,185 |
|
|
52,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
$ |
274,649 |
|
$ |
239,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except share data)
|
|
Revenues and other income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums written |
|
$ |
122,364 |
|
$ |
113,258 |
|
$ |
106,349 |
|
Premiums ceded, related party |
|
|
(22,513 |
) |
|
(42,694 |
) |
|
(20,115 |
) |
Premiums ceded, other |
|
|
(4,255 |
) |
|
(4,374 |
) |
|
(11,234 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums written |
|
|
95,596 |
|
|
66,190 |
|
|
75,000 |
|
Increase in unearned premiums, net of prepaid reinsurance premiums |
|
|
(2,562 |
) |
|
(2,150 |
) |
|
(7,170 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned |
|
|
93,034 |
|
|
64,040 |
|
|
67,830 |
|
Net investment income |
|
|
8,285 |
|
|
6,958 |
|
|
6,677 |
|
Net realized investment (losses) gains on fixed maturities |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
31 |
|
|
32 |
|
Other income |
|
|
1,877 |
|
|
2,111 |
|
|
841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues and other income |
|
|
103,176 |
|
|
73,140 |
|
|
75,380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses, net (including $15,072, $25,299 and $12,578 ceded to related party in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively) |
|
|
62,858 |
|
|
43,452 |
|
|
47,302 |
|
Policy acquisition and other underwriting expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policy acquisition and underwriting expenses |
|
|
24,990 |
|
|
23,580 |
|
|
13,158 |
|
Policy acquisition expense, related party |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,104 |
|
Ceding commissions, related party |
|
|
(7,227 |
) |
|
(12,995 |
) |
|
(6,577 |
) |
Management fees, related party |
|
|
1,369 |
|
|
2,073 |
|
|
1,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,132 |
|
|
12,658 |
|
|
16,690 |
|
Interest expense, related party |
|
|
906 |
|
|
1,827 |
|
|
1,342 |
|
Amortization expense |
|
|
2,924 |
|
|
2,941 |
|
|
714 |
|
Other expenses |
|
|
15 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
85,835 |
|
|
60,909 |
|
|
66,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations before federal income taxes and extraordinary items |
|
|
17,341 |
|
|
12,231 |
|
|
9,301 |
|
Federal income taxes |
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
3,562 |
|
|
2,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items |
|
|
11,810 |
|
|
8,669 |
|
|
6,629 |
|
Extraordinary items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion costs, net of federal income taxes of $266 |
|
|
|
|
|
(517 |
) |
|
|
|
Gain on early extinguishment of debt, net of federal income taxes of $785 and $110 for 1999 and 1998, respectively |
|
|
1,525 |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
$ |
6,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share-basic* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items per common share-basic |
|
|
1.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share attributable to extraordinary items-basic |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common share-basic |
|
$ |
2.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common share-assuming dilution* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before extraordinary items per common share-assuming dilution |
|
|
1.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share attributable to extraordinary items-assuming dilution |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common shareassuming dilution |
|
$ |
1.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstandingbasic |
|
|
6,599,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstandingassuming dilution |
|
|
6,879,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- *
- Earnings
per share are computed on a pro forma basis assuming the conversion took place on January 1, 1999 (Note 3).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
30
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
|
|
Total
shareholders'
equity
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Balances, January 1, 1997 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
35,381 |
|
$ |
621 |
|
$ |
36,002 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
6,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
6,629 |
|
Net appreciation on investment securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
651 |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, December 31, 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
42,010 |
|
|
1,272 |
|
|
43,282 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
8,366 |
|
|
|
|
|
8,366 |
|
Net appreciation on investment securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, December 31, 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
50,376 |
|
|
1,848 |
|
|
52,224 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
13,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
13,335 |
|
Issuance of common stock |
|
|
65,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,295 |
|
Net depreciation on investment securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,669 |
) |
|
(3,669 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, December 31, 1999 |
|
$ |
65,295 |
|
$ |
63,711 |
|
$ |
(1,821 |
) |
$ |
127,185 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
$ |
6,629 |
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments, net of reclassification adjustment and net of deferred federal income tax of ($1,890) in 1999, $297 in 1998, and $335 in 1997 |
|
|
(3,669 |
) |
|
576 |
|
|
651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
9,666 |
|
$ |
8,942 |
|
$ |
7,280 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
31
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
$ |
6,629 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
3,987 |
|
|
3,483 |
|
|
1,359 |
|
Realized losses (gains) on investments |
|
|
20 |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
(32 |
) |
Net accretion of discount on investments |
|
|
89 |
|
|
36 |
|
|
99 |
|
Deferred federal income taxes |
|
|
591 |
|
|
(897 |
) |
|
(328 |
) |
Extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt |
|
|
(2,310 |
) |
|
(324 |
) |
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums due from policyholders |
|
|
(913 |
) |
|
(241 |
) |
|
(421 |
) |
Amounts due from reinsurers |
|
|
1,450 |
|
|
(6,747 |
) |
|
(452 |
) |
Accrued investment income |
|
|
(621 |
) |
|
(118 |
) |
|
(149 |
) |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,591 |
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
(2,441 |
) |
|
1,326 |
|
|
377 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
(346 |
) |
|
(64 |
) |
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |
|
|
3,711 |
|
|
7,377 |
|
|
4,568 |
|
Unearned premiums |
|
|
2,562 |
|
|
2,150 |
|
|
579 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
299 |
|
|
2,655 |
|
|
3,489 |
|
Federal income taxes payable |
|
|
423 |
|
|
453 |
|
|
(600 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
19,885 |
|
|
17,142 |
|
|
21,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of short-term investments |
|
|
(951 |
) |
|
(1,906 |
) |
|
(1,894 |
) |
Proceeds from sale or maturity of short-term investments |
|
|
2,857 |
|
|
1,894 |
|
|
1,893 |
|
Proceeds from maturity of securities available for sale |
|
|
16,377 |
|
|
13,881 |
|
|
15,356 |
|
Purchases of securities available for sale |
|
|
(56,402 |
) |
|
(26,361 |
) |
|
(35,082 |
) |
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |
|
|
287 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
107 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
|
(2,386 |
) |
|
(958 |
) |
|
(1,135 |
) |
Purchase of real estate |
|
|
(2,300 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for acquired company, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22,364 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(42,518 |
) |
|
(13,408 |
) |
|
(43,119 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of surplus note |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,500 |
|
Proceeds from initial public offering |
|
|
42,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial public offering costs |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment on payable related to acquisition |
|
|
(14,839 |
) |
|
(1,960 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
27,434 |
|
|
(1,960 |
) |
|
21,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash |
|
|
4,801 |
|
|
1,774 |
|
|
26 |
|
Cash, beginning of year |
|
|
3,978 |
|
|
2,204 |
|
|
2,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, end of year |
|
$ |
8,779 |
|
$ |
3,978 |
|
$ |
2,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal income taxes paid |
|
$ |
5,300 |
|
$ |
3,850 |
|
$ |
3,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
2,734 |
|
$ |
1,342 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of surplus note and accrued interest for MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. stock |
|
$ |
23,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing transaction: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In connection with the acquisition entered into during 1997, the Company recorded a liability for the deferred portion of the purchase price equal to $20,500. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
32
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Description of Business
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an insurance holding company incorporated under Michigan law in October 1998. The
Company owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock of MEEMIC Insurance Services Corp. and MEEMIC Insurance Company, a stock insurance company incorporated under Michigan law. MEEMIC Insurance
Company ("MEEMIC") (formerly "Michigan Educational Employees Mutual Insurance Company") is a property and casualty insurance company that operates as a single segment writing full coverage private
passenger automobile protection and homeowner insurance products for educational employees and their immediate families exclusively in the State of Michigan. In September 1997, MEEMIC began
selling its insurance contracts through its sister company, MEEMIC Insurance Services Corp., d/b/a MEIA Insurance Agency, which is the exclusive distributor of the Company's products. Prior to that,
the Company's products were sold by Michigan Educators Insurance Agency, Inc. (see Note 3).
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), which vary in certain respects from statutory accounting practices followed in reporting to insurance regulatory authorities (see Note 16
for the effect of such differences). All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The financial information for periods prior to the formation of MEEMIC
Holdings, Inc. relates to MEEMIC and its subsidiary.
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, all of the Company's securities are classified as available-for-sale and are those securities
that would be available to be sold in response to the Company's liquidity needs, changes in market interest rates and asset-liability management strategies, among others.
Available-for-sale
securities are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of the related income tax effect, excluded from income and
reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity.
A
decline in the fair value of an available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed other than temporary results in a charge to income, resulting in the
establishment of a new cost basis for the security. All declines in fair values of the Company's investment securities in 1999 or 1998 were deemed to be temporary.
Short-term
investments, which consist principally of U. S. government securities, are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.
Premiums
and discounts are amortized or accreted, respectively, over the life of the related debt security as an adjustment to yield using the
yield-to-maturity method. Dividends and interest income are recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses are included in earnings and are derived using the
specific-identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.
Real
estate, which consists of vacant land available for sale, is stated at cost.
33
Insurance premium income is recognized on a monthly pro rata basis over the respective terms of the policies in-force and unearned premiums
represent the portion of premiums written which is applicable to the unexpired terms of the policies in-force.
Reinsurance
arrangements are prospective contracts for which prepaid reinsurance premiums are amortized ratably over the related policy terms based on the estimated ultimate amounts
to be paid. Changes in estimated outcomes are recognized currently.
Losses and loss adjustment expense reserves represent the accumulation of individual case estimates for reported losses and loss adjustment expenses, bulk
adjustments to case estimates and actuarial estimates for incurred but not reported losses and loss adjustment expenses, based upon the Company's actual experience, assumptions and projections as to
claims frequency, severity, inflationary trends and settlement payments. The reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses is intended to cover the ultimate net cost of all losses and loss
adjustment expenses incurred but unsettled through the balance sheet date reduced for anticipated salvage and subrogation. Anticipated salvage and subrogation
approximated $1,285,000 and $985,000 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The reserve is stated gross of reinsurance ceded.
Property, equipment and depreciation
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed either on the straight-line or accelerated
methods over periods ranging from three to seven years. Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred.
Upon
sale or retirement, the cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets disposed of are removed from the accounts; any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income.
Policy acquisition costs, specifically commissions, are deferred, subject to ultimate recoverability from future income, including investment income, and
amortized to expense over the period in which the related premiums are earned.
Deferred federal income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial
statement carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date.
34
Intangibles primarily consist of the excess of cost over fair market value of net tangible assets of an acquired business. Intangible assets, including
noncompete agreements, are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 5 to 15 years. Accumulated amortization totaled $6,580,000 and $3,655,000 at
December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The
carrying value of intangibles is periodically reviewed to determine if any impairment has occurred. The Company measures the potential impairment of recorded goodwill based on the
estimated undiscounted cash flows of the entity acquired over the remaining amortization period.
The Company records compensation expense for stock options only if the market price of the Company's stock, on the date of grant, exceeds the amount an
individual must pay to acquire the stock.
Net income per share is calculated by dividing net income per share by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted-average common
shares used for determining basic income per common share were 6,599,500 for the year ended December 31, 1999. The effect of dilutive stock options added 280,000 shares for the year ended
December 31, 1999 for the computation of diluted income per common share. Earnings per share are computed on a pro forma basis assuming the conversion took place on January 1, 1999
(Note 3).
Accumulated other comprehensive income consists solely of unrealized gains or losses on the Company's available for sale securities. Realized investment
(losses) gains on securities held as of the beginning of the year totaling ($20,203), $31,012, and $32,214 in 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively, had unrealized appreciation of $30,904, $56,570, and
$43,949 at the beginning of 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as
of the dates of the balance sheets and revenues and expenses for the periods then ended. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
The
most significant estimates that are susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the losses and loss adjustment expense reserves. Although
considerable variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes that the reserves are adequate. The estimates are reviewed regularly and adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments are
reflected in current operations.
3. Conversion
On June 24, 1998, the Board of Directors approved a plan of conversion for changing the corporate form of MEEMIC from the mutual form to the stock form.
Under the plan, eligible policyholders, officers and directors had the opportunity to acquire stock in the Company, which would
35
acquire
all of the newly issued stock of MEEMIC upon conversion. Prior to the conversion, the Company did not engage in any significant operations and did not have assets or liabilities. On
September 2, 1998, The Michigan Insurance Bureau concluded that MEEMIC's plan of conversion complied with applicable laws and approved such plan. On April 20, 1999, the Securities and
Exchange Commission declared effective the registration statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company. MEEMIC has also received a tax opinion regarding the tax treatment of the
conversion as a tax-free reorganization.
At
a special policyholder meeting held on May 25, 1999, MEEMIC's plan of conversion was approved by policyholder vote. On July 1, 1999 MEEMIC converted to a stock
insurance company and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Net proceeds of the initial public offering of the Company were $42,973,000, before offering costs of $700,000 and a donation to
the MEEMIC Foundation of $500,000. MEEMIC policyholders subscribed for 1,533,983 shares of common stock in the Company. Also pursuant to the plan of conversion, Professionals Group, Inc.
converted a $21.5 million surplus note (plus accrued interest) of MEEMIC owned by ProNational Insurance Company ("ProNational"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Professional Group into 2,302,209
shares of the Company; and, Professionals Group, Inc. fulfilled its obligations as standby purchaser by purchasing an additional 2,763,308 shares in the subscription offering. As a result,
Professionals Group owns approximately 77% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Since July 2, 1999, the Company has been trading on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"MEMH".
On
September 22, 1997, MEEMIC acquired the operations of its exclusive sales agency. The unaudited pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997,
of the sales agency as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 1997 would have been $76.6 million in total revenues and other income and $6.2 million in net income. This pro
forma information does not purport to be indicative of what results would have been had the acquisition been made as of that date or of results which may occur in the future.
As
contemplated in the conversion plan, the amount payable relating to the agency acquisition was substantially repaid. At the request of certain former Agency shareholders,
management approved an acceleration of individual amounts due to them related to the agency acquisition. The settlement of this early extinguishment of debt resulted in an extraordinary gain of
$1,524,000 and $214,000, net of $785,000 and $110,000 of federal income taxes for 1999 and 1998, respectively.
36
4. Investments
A summary of amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of investments in securities as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
follows:
|
|
1999
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Gross
unrealized
gains
|
|
Gross
unrealized
losses
|
|
Estimated
fair
value
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Fixed maturities available for sale: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies |
|
$ |
18,047 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
657 |
|
$ |
17,392 |
Debt securities issued by states of the United States and political subdivisions of the states |
|
|
76,959 |
|
|
386 |
|
|
1,183 |
|
|
76,162 |
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
22,591 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
808 |
|
|
21,815 |
Mortgage-backed securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
|
28,796 |
|
|
27 |
|
|
537 |
|
|
28,286 |
Other |
|
|
3,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
3,020 |
Other asset-backed securities |
|
|
6,024 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
6,016 |
Redeemable preferred stocks |
|
|
4,670 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
4,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
160,112 |
|
$ |
488 |
|
$ |
3,247 |
|
$ |
157,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
|
|
Amortized
cost
|
|
Gross
unrealized
gains
|
|
Gross
unrealized
losses
|
|
Estimated
fair
value
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Fixed maturities available for sale: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies |
|
$ |
18,708 |
|
$ |
288 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
18,981 |
Debt securities issued by states of the United States and political subdivisions of the states |
|
|
47,520 |
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
48,908 |
Corporate debt securities |
|
|
19,233 |
|
|
489 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
19,714 |
Mortgage-backed securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
|
23,917 |
|
|
385 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
24,299 |
Other |
|
|
4,012 |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
4,146 |
Other asset-backed securities |
|
|
4,983 |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
|
|
5,040 |
Redeemable preferred stocks |
|
|
1,823 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
120,196 |
|
$ |
2,871 |
|
$ |
70 |
|
$ |
122,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities at December 31, 1999, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities on certain corporate and
mortgage-backed
37
securities
may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
|
|
Cost
|
|
Estimated
fair value
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Due in one year or less |
|
$ |
9,791 |
|
$ |
9,814 |
Due after one year through five years |
|
|
41,066 |
|
|
40,894 |
Due after five years through ten years |
|
|
35,735 |
|
|
34,511 |
Due after ten years |
|
|
31,005 |
|
|
30,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,597 |
|
|
115,369 |
Mortgage-backed securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
|
28,796 |
|
|
28,286 |
Other |
|
|
3,025 |
|
|
3,020 |
Other asset-backed securities |
|
|
6,024 |
|
|
6,016 |
Redeemable preferred stocks |
|
|
4,670 |
|
|
4,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
160,112 |
|
$ |
157,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
In
1999, 1998 and 1997, the Company did not have any significant voluntary sales of fixed maturity securities. A summary of the sources of net investment income follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Fixed maturities |
|
$ |
7,525 |
|
$ |
6,622 |
|
$ |
5,795 |
Short-term investments and cash |
|
|
913 |
|
|
581 |
|
|
976 |
Other investment assets |
|
|
166 |
|
|
127 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investment income |
|
|
8,604 |
|
|
7,330 |
|
|
6,966 |
Less investment expenses |
|
|
319 |
|
|
372 |
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
8,285 |
|
$ |
6,958 |
|
$ |
6,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decreases)
increases in net unrealized gains of fixed maturities were $(5,560,000), $873,000, and $986,000 at December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
At
December 31, 1999, U. S. Treasury notes and certificates of deposit with a carrying value of $1,960,000 were on deposit with regulatory authorities, as required by law.
38
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments", requires disclosures of fair value information about financial instruments,
whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate the value. In situations where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are to be based on estimates
using present value or other valuation techniques. SFAS No. 107 excludes certain insurance-related assets and liabilities and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements.
Due
to the short-term nature of other financial instruments such as cash, the premiums due from policyholders, amounts due from reinsurers and accrued investment income,
the fair value of these items approximate their carrying value. Additionally, the carrying value approximates fair value of the payable related to acquisition due to the accelerated payment option
available to the Company and the interest rate on the surplus note approximates current rates available to the Company.
6. Related Party Transactions
Professionals Group provided MEEMIC with information system services and certain consulting services under a Management Services Agreement. Fees for such
services were $1,066,000 for 1999, $2,073,000 for 1998 and $1,005,000 for 1997 and were included in other underwriting expenses. The Management Services Agreement was terminated effective
July 1, 1999. As of July 1, 1999 MEEMIC entered into an Expense Allocation Agreement with ProNational covering indirect expenses and salaries of key company personnel. Expenses related
to this agreement were $304,000 for 1999. Also effective July 1, 1999, MEEMIC canceled its quota share reinsurance contract with ProNational (Note 7).
7. Reinsurance
In the normal course of business, the Company seeks to reduce the loss that may arise from events that cause unfavorable underwriting results by reinsuring
certain levels of risk in various areas of exposure with other insurance enterprises or reinsurers. Amounts receivable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liability
associated with the reinsured policy. Although reinsurance agreements contractually obligate the Company's reinsurers to reimburse the Company for their proportionate share of losses, they do not
discharge the primary liability of the Company. The Company remains liable for the ceded amount of reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums in the event the
assuming insurance organizations are unable to meet their contractual obligations.
The
Company has various excess of loss and quota share reinsurance agreements. As of December 31, 1999, the Company's maximum current net retention, subject to certain
adjustments of risk on any single coverage per claim after reinsurance is $150,000.
The
Company continually reviews its reinsurers, considering a number of factors, the most critical of which is their financial stability. Based on these reviews, the Company evaluates
its position with
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reinsurers
with respect to existing and future reinsurance. At December 31, 1999, amounts due from reinsurers were as follows:
|
|
Amounts
due from
reinsurers
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association |
|
$ |
31,280 |
American Reinsurance Company |
|
|
6,344 |
Continental Casualty Company |
|
|
2,700 |
Other |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,458 |
ProNational Insurance Company, related party |
|
|
10,886 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
51,344 |
|
|
|
The
Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association ("MCCA") is an unincorporated nonprofit association created by Michigan law to provide unlimited coverage in excess of $250,000 per
occurrence for personal injury losses. Every insurer engaged in writing personal protection insurance coverage in Michigan is required to be a member of the MCCA and the MCCA acts in the same manner
as a reinsurer covering any personal injury losses incurred by the company in excess of $250,000. Member companies of the MCCA are charged an annual assessment, based on the number of vehicles for
which
coverage is written, to cover losses reported by all member companies. Accordingly, there is no direct relationship between the annual premiums and losses ceded to MCCA.
Amounts
due from reinsurers consisted of amounts related to:
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
$ |
1,898 |
|
$ |
5,927 |
|
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expense |
|
|
49,446 |
|
|
53,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers |
|
|
51,344 |
|
|
59,260 |
|
Premiums ceded payable |
|
|
(5,552 |
) |
|
(4,465 |
) |
Premiums ceded payable, related party |
|
|
|
|
|
(7,553 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
45,792 |
|
$ |
47,242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premiums
earned and losses and loss adjustment expenses are net of the following reinsurance ceded amounts:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Premiums earned |
|
$ |
26,768 |
|
$ |
47,068 |
|
$ |
37,940 |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred |
|
|
16,723 |
|
|
30,278 |
|
|
22,741 |
40
Effective
July 1, 1997, the Company entered into a coinsurance treaty with ProNational to cede 40% of its net retained premiums on a quota share basis. The coinsurance treaty
was terminated July 1, 1999. Ceding commissions were $7,227,000 in 1999, $12,995,000 in 1998 and $6,577,000 in 1997. A summary of reinsurance amounts, which are included above, that were ceded
to ProNational follows:
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Premiums earned |
|
$ |
22,513 |
|
$ |
42,694 |
|
$ |
20,115 |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred |
|
|
15,072 |
|
|
25,299 |
|
|
12,578 |
8. Federal Income Taxes
Income tax expense is computed under the liability method, whereby deferred income taxes reflect the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying value of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and those for income tax purposes.
The
provision for federal income taxes consists of the following:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Current |
|
$ |
4,940 |
|
$ |
4,459 |
|
$ |
3,000 |
|
Deferred |
|
|
591 |
|
|
(897 |
) |
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,531 |
|
$ |
3,562 |
|
$ |
2,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
significant components of federal income tax expense are as follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Continuing operations |
|
$ |
5,531 |
|
$ |
3,562 |
|
$ |
2,672 |
Extraordinary items |
|
|
785 |
|
|
(156 |
) |
|
|
Shareholders' equity |
|
|
(1,890 |
) |
|
297 |
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,426 |
|
$ |
3,703 |
|
$ |
3,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual
federal income taxes vary from amounts computed by applying the current federal income tax rate of 34% (35% for 1999) to income or loss before federal income taxes. For the
years ended
41
December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, the reasons for these differences, and the tax effects thereof, are as follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Expected tax expense |
|
$ |
6,039 |
|
$ |
4,158 |
|
$ |
3,163 |
|
Dividends received deduction |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
(30 |
) |
|
(35 |
) |
Tax-exempt interest |
|
|
(821 |
) |
|
(688 |
) |
|
(597 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
353 |
|
|
122 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual tax expense |
|
$ |
5,531 |
|
$ |
3,562 |
|
$ |
2,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred income tax assets and deferred federal income tax liabilities follow:
|
|
Years ended
December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Deferred federal income tax assets arising from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |
|
$ |
1,383 |
|
$ |
1,358 |
Unearned premium reserves |
|
|
2,322 |
|
|
2,148 |
Accruals for fringe benefits |
|
|
770 |
|
|
713 |
Advanced premiums |
|
|
122 |
|
|
114 |
Unrealized losses on investments |
|
|
938 |
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
119 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred federal income tax assets |
|
|
5,654 |
|
|
4,445 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred federal income tax liabilities arising from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
925 |
|
|
95 |
Unrealized gains on investments |
|
|
|
|
|
952 |
Salvage and subrogation recoverable |
|
|
31 |
|
|
25 |
Other, net |
|
|
61 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred federal income tax liabilities |
|
|
1,017 |
|
|
1,107 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred federal income taxes |
|
$ |
4,637 |
|
$ |
3,338 |
|
|
|
|
|
42
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
9. Property and Equipment
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, property and equipment consisted of the following:
|
|
Years ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Data processing equipment, including software |
|
$ |
3,637 |
|
$ |
2,433 |
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
|
2,444 |
|
|
2,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,081 |
|
|
4,774 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(2,896 |
) |
|
(2,625 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total property and equipment |
|
$ |
3,185 |
|
$ |
2,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Changes in deferred policy acquisition costs are summarized as follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Net asset balance, beginning of year |
|
$ |
278 |
|
$ |
1,604 |
|
$ |
1,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissions to agents |
|
|
14,841 |
|
|
13,611 |
|
|
12,703 |
|
Ceding commission income |
|
|
(7,227 |
) |
|
(13,028 |
) |
|
(8,615 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net amounts deferred |
|
|
7,614 |
|
|
583 |
|
|
4,088 |
|
Net amortization |
|
|
(5,172 |
) |
|
(1,909 |
) |
|
(4,465 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset balance, end of year |
|
$ |
2,720 |
|
$ |
278 |
|
$ |
1,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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11. Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves
Activity in loss and loss adjustment expense reserves is summarized as follows:
|
|
Years ended December 31
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Balance, beginning of year |
|
$ |
92,298 |
|
$ |
84,921 |
|
$ |
80,353 |
|
Less reinsurance balance recoverable |
|
|
53,333 |
|
|
46,905 |
|
|
44,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net balance, beginning of year |
|
|
38,965 |
|
|
38,016 |
|
|
35,696 |
|
Incurred related to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year |
|
|
69,822 |
|
|
47,074 |
|
|
54,054 |
|
Prior years |
|
|
(6,964 |
) |
|
(3,622 |
) |
|
(6,752 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total incurred |
|
|
62,858 |
|
|
43,452 |
|
|
47,302 |
|
Paid related to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year |
|
|
42,376 |
|
|
31,009 |
|
|
30,176 |
|
Prior years |
|
|
12,884 |
|
|
11,494 |
|
|
14,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total paid |
|
|
55,260 |
|
|
42,503 |
|
|
44,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net balance, end of year |
|
|
46,563 |
|
|
38,965 |
|
|
38,016 |
|
Plus reinsurance balances recoverable |
|
|
49,446 |
|
|
53,333 |
|
|
46,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of year |
|
$ |
96,009 |
|
$ |
92,298 |
|
$ |
84,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
a result of recent favorable development in estimates of prior years' reserves on auto liability business, the provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses in 1999, 1998 and
1997 decreased by $6,964,000, $3,622,000, and $6,752,000, respectively. Management believes 1994 legislative tort reform in the State of Michigan produced better than expected loss experience and
resulted in reductions in prior years' loss reserves in 1999 and 1998. The 1994 legislation became effective in 1996 and the effects were uncertain at that time. As time has passed, the data and
effects of that reform have stabilized and management has reduced reserves related to prior accident years accordingly.
12. Surplus Note
As discussed in Note 3, on July 1, 1999, ProNational exchanged its $21.5 million surplus note and accrued but unpaid interest of
$1,522,000 for shares of common stock of the Company.
ProNational
purchased the $21,500,000 surplus note from the Company on April 7, 1997. Interest was payable annually at a rate of 8.5%. Repayment of any principal or interest
was subject to written authorization by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Michigan and approval by the Company's Board of Directors. At December 31, 1998, this note had an
outstanding balance of $21,500,000 with accrued interest of $1,827,500. On May 26, 1998, the accrued interest for 1997 of $1,342,000 was paid to ProNational following the State and Board's
approval.
13. Employee Benefit Plans
The Company has a qualified defined contribution 401(k) plan which covers substantially all of its employees. The Company matches 50% of employees'
contributions up to a maximum rate of 2.5% of eligible compensation. In addition, the Company is required to make an elective contribution on behalf
44
of
each participant in an amount determined annually by the Company's Board of Directors. However,
such elective contribution for a year may, at the discretion of the Company, be omitted in a year in which a net loss is experienced. The charge to income under this plan was $609,000, $505,000, and
$477,000 for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The
Company also has a qualified defined contribution money purchase plan, covering substantially all employees, in which the Company is required to make a contribution on behalf of
each participant in an amount equal to 3 percent of eligible compensation. The charge to income under this plan was $209,000, in 1999, $172,000 in 1998, and $170,000 in 1997.
The
Company has a short-term incentive plan covering all full time permanent employees hired before March 1 for each plan year. Incentive payouts are based on
achievement of corporate goals and are calculated as a percentage of base compensation. The charge to income under this plan was approximately $575,000 in 1999 and $500,000 in both 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
14. Stock Options and Awards
In October 1998, the Company's Board of Directors and sole shareholder adopted a stock compensation plan to provide performance-based compensation to
officers, directors and employees of the Company and MEEMIC. Pursuant to the stock compensation plan, 300,000 shares were reserved for future issuance by the Company upon exercise of stock options. If
awards should expire, become unexercisable or be forfeited for any reason without having been exercised or without becoming fully vested in full, the shares of common stock subject to such awards
would be available for the grant of additional awards under the stock compensation plan.
The
stock compensation plan is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors. On the effective date of the conversion, July 1, 1999, 280,000 options were
granted at fair value, the subscription price of the Company's common stock, on the date of grant. These options vest and become exercisable in equal installments over a five year period beginning
July 1, 2000, and expire on July 1, 2009. No charge to operations was recorded with respect to authorization, grant or exercise of options. Proceeds received upon exercise would be
credited to shareholders' equity.
Option
information regarding the stock compensation plan for the year ending December 31, 1999 follows:
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Outstanding at beginning of year |
|
|
|
$ |
|
Granted |
|
280,000 |
|
|
10 |
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
Canceled |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at end of year |
|
280,000 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at end of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average fair-value of options granted during the year |
|
|
|
$ |
5.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Options
outstanding as of December 31, 1999 under the stock compensation plan consisted of the following:
Options Outstanding
|
|
Options Exercisable
|
Range of exercise prices
|
|
Number
|
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
Number
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
$10 |
|
280,000 |
|
4.5 years |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options available for grant at end of year |
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Company applies APB Opinion 25 and related interpretations in accounting for these plans. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for these stock option plans. Had
compensation cost for these plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with the method of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net income
(in thousands) and net income per common shareassuming dilution would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts below:
|
|
1999
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Net income: |
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
13,335 |
Pro forma |
|
|
12,394 |
Net income per common shareassuming dilution: |
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
1.94 |
Pro forma |
|
$ |
1.80 |
The
fair value of options at date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in 1999: dividend
yield of 0%; expected volatility of 51.2%; risk-free interest rate of 5.84%; and expected life of 5 years for the stock compensation plan. The pro forma effect on net income for
1999 is not representative of the pro forma effect on net income for future years because additional stock option awards could be made in future years.
15. Lease Agreements
The Company is obligated under an operating lease for office space.
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At
December 31, 1999, future minimum lease payments are as follows:
2000 |
|
$ |
778,000 |
2001 |
|
|
778,000 |
2002 |
|
|
778,000 |
2003 |
|
|
778,000 |
2004 and thereafter |
|
|
2,224,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,336,000 |
|
|
|
The
base rate will increase annually at the start of each new lease year by the percentage increase in the CPI-U (Common Price Index for all urban consumers).
Rental
expense was $1,258,000, $1,146,000, and $981,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
16. Statutory Insurance Accounting Practices
MEEMIC Insurance Company is required to file financial statements prepared in accordance with statutory insurance accounting practices ("SAP") prescribed or
permitted by the Michigan Insurance Bureau. The Company does not utilize any permitted accounting practices.
Accounting
practices used to prepare statutory-basis financial statements differ in some respects from GAAP. A reconciliation of statutory capital and surplus at December 31,
1999 and 1998, and statutory net income for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, of MEEMIC Insurance
47
Company
(as filed with the Michigan Insurance Bureau), to the amounts shown in the accompanying financial statements follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Statutory capital and surplus |
|
$ |
74,611 |
|
$ |
40,373 |
|
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on securities available for sale |
|
|
(2,759 |
) |
|
2,801 |
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs capitalized for GAAP |
|
|
2,720 |
|
|
278 |
|
Deferred federal income taxes recorded for GAAP |
|
|
4,637 |
|
|
3,338 |
|
Assets nonadmitted for SAP |
|
|
10,133 |
|
|
26,934 |
|
Common stock issued |
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated intercompany dividends |
|
|
34,615 |
|
|
|
|
Accumulated deficit attributable to MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
|
Surplus note |
|
|
|
|
|
(21,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders' equity per accompanying consolidated balance sheets |
|
$ |
127,185 |
|
$ |
52,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Statutory net income |
|
$ |
8,732 |
|
$ |
6,067 |
|
$ |
6,315 |
|
Deferred federal income tax expense recorded for GAAP |
|
|
(591 |
) |
|
897 |
|
|
328 |
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs capitalized for GAAP |
|
|
2,442 |
|
|
(1,326 |
) |
|
(377 |
) |
Net income attributable to non-insurance subsidiary |
|
|
3,024 |
|
|
2,728 |
|
|
362 |
|
Net loss attributable to MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. |
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per accompanying consolidated statements of income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
$ |
6,629 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. Contingencies
The Company participates in the Property and Casualty Guarantee Association ("Association") of the State of Michigan which protects policyholders and claimants
against losses due to insolvency of insurers. When an insolvency occurs, the Association is authorized to assess member companies up to the amount of the shortfall of funds, including expenses. Member
companies are assessed based on the type and amount of insurance written during the previous calendar year. Assessments to date are not significant; however, the ultimate liability for future
assessments is not known. Accordingly, the Company is unable to predict whether such future assessments will materially affect the financial condition of the Company.
18. Shareholders' Equity
Approximately $219 million of consolidated assets represents assets of the Company's insurance operations that may not be transferred to the Company in
the form of dividends, loans or advances without prior regulatory approval. The amount of dividends that the Company's insurance subsidiary
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can
pay to the Company in any 12-month period is limited to the greater of statutory net income for the preceding year, excluding realized gains (losses) on sales of investments, or 10% of
policyholders' surplus as of the preceding year end. As of December 31, 1999, amounts available for payment of dividends in year 2000 without prior regulatory approval of the Bureau is
approximately $8.7 million.
19. Revenue Information
The Company operates as a single segment offering two insurance productshomeowners and personal automobile. Revenue is from unaffiliated
customers. Net premiums written and net premiums earned from each of these products is as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31,
|
|
|
1999
|
|
1998
|
|
1997
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Net premiums written: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homeowners |
|
$ |
12,811 |
|
$ |
9,766 |
|
$ |
7,878 |
Personal automobile |
|
|
109,553 |
|
|
103,492 |
|
|
98,471 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
122,364 |
|
$ |
113,258 |
|
$ |
106,349 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net premiums earned: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homeowner |
|
$ |
8,460 |
|
$ |
4,744 |
|
$ |
5,130 |
Personal automobile |
|
|
84,574 |
|
|
59,296 |
|
|
62,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
93,034 |
|
$ |
64,040 |
|
$ |
67,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20. Concentration and Credit Risk
Premiums written through the Company's sales agency approximated 90% of direct written premiums in each of the years 1999, 1998 and 1997. Additionally, in each
of these years, the top ten agents produced, in aggregate, approximately 35% of direct written premiums.
All
premiums are directly billed to policyholders, and premiums due are secured by the related unearned premiums. When insureds fail to pay their premiums, coverage is canceled.
Premiums are collected in advance of being earned. Subsequent scheduled payments are monitored to prevent the
Company from providing coverage beyond the date for which payment has been received. In the opinion of management, the amounts carried on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are collectible.
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21. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
The unaudited operating results by quarter for 1999 and 1998 are summarized below:
|
|
Total
Revenues
and Other
Income
|
|
Income
Before Income
Taxes,
Minority Interest
& Extraordinary
Item
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
Net Income
Per
Common
Share-
Assuming
Dilution
|
|
|
(In thousands, except share data)
|
1999: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st Quarter |
|
$ |
18,892 |
|
$ |
1,939 |
|
$ |
1,064 |
|
.15 |
2nd Quarter |
|
|
19,168 |
|
|
2,647 |
|
|
2,113 |
|
.31 |
3rd Quarter |
|
|
32,226 |
|
|
5,162 |
|
|
5,026 |
|
.73 |
4th Quarter |
|
|
32,890 |
|
|
7,593 |
|
|
5,132 |
|
.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
$ |
103,176 |
|
$ |
17,341 |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st Quarter |
|
$ |
17,722 |
|
$ |
2,397 |
|
$ |
1,717 |
|
|
2nd Quarter |
|
|
18,206 |
|
|
2,168 |
|
|
1,668 |
|
|
3rd Quarter |
|
|
18,682 |
|
|
1,693 |
|
|
1,457 |
|
|
4th Quarter |
|
|
18,530 |
|
|
5,973 |
|
|
3,524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
$ |
73,140 |
|
$ |
12,231 |
|
$ |
8,366 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share are computed on a pro forma basis assuming the conversion took place on January 1, 1999 (Note 3).
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Report of Independent Accountants
To
the Board of Directors of
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc:
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MEEMIC Holdings, Inc.
and Subsidiaries (the "Company") at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules listed in the index appearing under Item 14 of this
Form 10-K, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial
statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement
schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Grand Rapids, Michigan
February 4, 2000
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SCHEDULE IICONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MEEMIC HOLDINGS, INC. (PARENT COMPANY)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1999
(In thousands, except share data)
Assets |
Investment in subsidiaries: |
|
|
|
MEEMIC Insurance Company |
|
$ |
61,795 |
MEEMIC Insurance Services Corporation |
|
|
28,615 |
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
|
90,410 |
Cash |
|
|
9,115 |
Federal income taxes recoverable |
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
99,665 |
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, related party |
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
28 |
Shareholders' equity: |
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 6,599,500 shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
65,295 |
Retained earnings |
|
|
34,342 |
|
|
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
|
99,637 |
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
$ |
99,665 |
|
|
|
These
condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries.
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial information of registrant.
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SCHEDULE IICONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT(Continued)
MEEMIC HOLDINGS, INC. (PARENT COMPANY)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 1999
(In thousands)
Revenues and other income: |
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
87 |
|
Dividend income from subsidiary |
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues and other income |
|
|
6,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
Contribution to MEEMIC Foundation |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before federal income taxes and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |
|
|
5,587 |
|
Federal income tax credit |
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income before equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |
|
|
5,727 |
|
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |
|
|
7,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
These
condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries.
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial information of registrant.
53
SCHEDULE IICONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT(Continued)
MEEMIC HOLDINGS, INC. (PARENT COMPANY)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31, 1999
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
13,335 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |
|
|
(7,608 |
) |
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities, related party |
|
|
28 |
|
Increase in federal income taxes recoverable |
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
5,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Purchases of securities available for sale |
|
|
(38,773 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(38,773 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from initial public offering |
|
|
42,973 |
|
Initial public offering costs |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
42,273 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash |
|
|
9,115 |
|
Cash, beginning of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, end of year |
|
$ |
9,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Dividend receivedMEEMIC Insurance Services Corp. |
|
$ |
28,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Conversion of surplus note and accrued interest into MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. stock |
|
$ |
23,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
These
condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries.
See
accompanying notes to the condensed financial information of registrant.
54
SCHEDULE IICONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT(Continued)
MEEMIC HOLDINGS, INC. (PARENT COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
Year Ended December 31, 1999
(1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. (Holdings) is an insurance holding company incorporated under Michigan law on October 21, 1998. From October 21,
1998 (date of inception) through June 30, 1999 Holdings was inactive, until July 1, 1999 when MEEMIC Insurance Company completed its conversion to a stock company and became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. Accordingly, condensed financial information for Holdings is only being presented for the year ended December 31, 1999.
Holdings
owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the following entities:
MEEMIC
Insurance Company (formerly "Michigan Educational Employees Mutual Insurance Company") (MEEMIC)a stock insurance company incorporated under Michigan law on
August 10, 1949.
MEEMIC
Insurance Services Corporation (MEIA Agency)a business corporation incorporated under Michigan law on May 16, 1997, that represents over 90 insurance sales
representatives, which is the exclusive distributor of our products. Although 90% of MEIA Agency's business is MEEMIC, the agency represents and receives sales commissions from other insurance
carriers who do business in Michigan. On December 30, 1999 upon approval from the Michigan Insurance Bureau, MEEMIC paid a dividend consisting of MEIA Agency to Holdings. This dividend
rearranged the organizational structure of Holdings, such that MEEMIC and MEIA Agency are sister corporations as opposed to a parent/subsidiary relationship and MEIA Agency is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Holdings.
(2) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
Under terms of Holding's tax sharing agreement with its subsidiaries, income tax provisions for the individual companies are computed on a separate company
basis.
55
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
The information called for by this item with respect to the directors of Holdings will be reported in Holdings' Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders under the captions "Election of Directors" and"Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance." Such information is herein incorporated by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information called for by this item with respect to executive compensation of Holdings will be reported in Holdings' Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders under the captions "Executive Compensation," (excluding the report of the Compensation Committee and the information under "Stock Performance Graph") and "Election of
DirectorsDirector Compensation" and such information is herein incorporated by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The information called for by this item with respect to the security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management of Holdings, Inc. will be
reported in Holdings' Proxy Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption "Voting Securities and Principal Holders." Such information is herein incorporated by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information called for by this item with respect to certain relationships and related transactions of Holdings will be reported in Holdings' Proxy
Statement for its 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption "Related Party Transactions." Such information is herein incorporated by reference.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) and (2)
Financial
Statements:
Consolidated
balance sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
Consolidated
statements of income for each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Consolidated
statements of shareholders' equity and comprehensive income for each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Consolidated
statements of cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
Notes
to consolidated financial statements
56
Report
of independent accountants
Financial
Statement Schedules:
All
other schedules for which provision is made in Regulation S-X either (i) are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and,
therefore, have been omitted, or (ii) the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto that are a part hereof.
(a)(3) The
exhibits included as part of this report are listed in the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reports
on Form 8-K
No
other reports were filed during the three months ended December 31, 1999.
57
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
|
MEEMIC HOLDINGS, INC. |
Date: March 24, 2000 |
|
By: |
/s/ R. KEVIN CLINTON R. Kevin Clinton President and
Chief Executive Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
|
Title
|
|
Date
|
/s/ R. KEVIN CLINTON R. Kevin Clinton |
|
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ ANNETTE E. FLOOD Annette E. Flood |
|
Director and Secretary |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ VICTOR T. ADAMO Victor T. Adamo |
|
Director |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ THOMAS E. HOEG Thomas E. Hoeg |
|
Director |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ LYNN M. KALINOWSKI Lynn M. Kalinowski |
|
Director |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ JAMES O. WOOD James O. Wood |
|
Director |
|
March 24, 2000 |
/s/ CHRISTINE C. SCHMITT Christine C. Schmitt |
|
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
|
March 24, 2000 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following lists the exhibits which are filed as part of this report. Those which have been previously filed are incorporated by reference to such previous
filing as indicated below.
Exhibit Number
|
|
Exhibit Description
|
2.1 |
|
Plan of Conversion dated June 24, 1998. (2) |
2.2 |
|
Standby Purchase and Option Agreement dated November 13, 1998. (2) |
3.1 |
|
Articles of Incorporation. (2) |
3.2 |
|
Bylaws. (1) |
10.1 |
|
Agreement between MEEMIC, Professionals Insurance Company Management Group and PICOM Insurance Company dated February 7, 1997. (2) |
10.2 |
|
Surplus Note of MEEMIC dated April 7, 1997. (2) |
10.3 |
|
Management Services Agreement between MEEMIC, Professionals Insurance Company Management Group dated April 7, 1997, along with First Amendment to the Management Services Agreement dated October 15, 1997. (2) |
10.4 |
|
Quota Share Reinsurance Contract between MEEMIC and PICOM Insurance Company effective July 1, 1997. (2) |
10.5 |
|
Asset Purchase Agreement between MEEMIC Insurance Services Corporation, Michigan Educators Insurance Agency, Inc. and Michigan Educators Life Insurance Agency, Inc. dated September 22, 1997. (2) |
10.6 |
|
Inter-Creditor Agreement between MEEMIC Insurance Services Corporation, MEEMIC and Professionals Insurance Company Management Group dated September 22, 1997. (2) |
10.7 |
|
Agreement of Guaranty between MEEMIC, Michigan Educators Insurance Agency, Inc. and Michigan Educators Life Insurance Agency, Inc. dated September 22, 1997. (2) |
*10.8 |
|
MEEMIC Amended and Restated Incentive Plan dated as of December 31, 1997. (2) |
*10.9 |
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MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. Stock Compensation Plan dated October 21, 1998. (2) |
*10.10 |
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Severance/Benefits Agreement with Lynn M. Kalinowski dated August 10, 1993. (2) |
10.11 |
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Escrow Agreement, by and among MEEMIC, MEEMIC Holdings, Inc., ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated April 16, 1999. (2) |
10.12 |
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Expense Allocation Agreement between MEEMIC and ProNational Insurance Company dated July 1, 1999. (1) |
*10.13 |
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Form of Stock Option Agreement under the MEEMIC Holdings, Inc. Stock Compensation Plan. (1) |
21.1 |
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Subsidiaries of Registrant (1) |
23.1 |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1) |
27.1 |
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Financial Data Schedule (1) |
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- Current
management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
- (1)
- Filed
herewith.
- (2)
- Form
S-1, No. 333-66671.
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Report of Independent Accountants
PART III
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